Spencer Dinwiddie has opted out of joining the Brooklyn Nets for the resumption of the NBA season inside the Disney World bubble, announcing his decision on Twitter on Tuesday morning.
Dinwiddie has now twice tested positive for coronavirus, the second one coming on Monday, and so he has decided to opt out of the remainder of the year.
After another positive test yesterday and considering the symptoms, @BrooklynNets, team doctors and I have decided that it would be in the best interest for me and the team that I do not play in Orlando. I will be supporting the guys every step of the way! #AudienceOfOne
— Spencer Dinwiddie (@SDinwiddie_25) July 7, 2020Dinwiddie had not ruled out playing after first announcing that he had tested positive and remained symptomatic, only saying he would see how the future played out. Now, with the second positive test, that future includes no basketball, further depleting a Nets roster that will try to hold on to the No. 7 playoff seed they have heading into the resumption of play.
Already, Dinwiddie is the third Net to opt out over coronavirus concerns, following Wilson Chandler and DeAndre Jordan, and the team is also without injured superstars Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving.
You can keep track of every player who has opted out of the NBA's resumption, including Dinwiddie, with RADIO.COM Sports' Opt-Out Tracker.
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