Three more Bulls players, including Lonzo Ball, enter NBA virus protocols

Bulls guard Lonzo Ball has been placed in the NBA’s coronavirus protocols. | Carmen Mandato/Getty Images

Ball, as well as Tony Bradley and Alfonzo McKinnie, each tested into the health and safety protocols leading up to Sunday night’s game with the Pacers.

The Bulls continued dealing with the NBA’s coronavirus health and safety protocols on Sunday, as Lonzo Ball, Tony Bradley and Alfonzo McKinnie were each shut down hours before the team was set to host the Indiana Pacers.

“Y’all jinxed me,” Ball tweeted.

Coach Billy Donovan will also miss tonight’s game at the United Center.

By late afternoon Sunday, the official overall number of players disclosed by teams as being in the protocols was up to 111 — the real number, considering some teams had yet to update injury reports, was believed to be slightly higher. And some teams were stuck simply trying to piece rosters together just to try and play.

Golden State’s Draymond Green was the latest big name added to the protocols list on Sunday, less than 24 hours after the Warriors beat Phoenix in what was the best game on the league’s five-game Christmas lineup and probably one of the more anticipated games so far this season.

The numbers may continue to rise, now that the league’s expanded testing for players who have not received booster shots started on Sunday and will continue into early January.

“This is the reality of this association right now,” Miami coach Erik Spoelstra said.

Contributing: Associated Press

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