Sun coach Miller, assistant Poole enter protocols

Connecticut Sunlight head coach Curt Cooper and assistant coach Brandi Poole have both came into COVID-19 health and security protocols, ruling them away for Saturday’s game in opposition to the Washington Mystics. Associate coach Chris Koclanes is going to be serving as head instructor with the pair is usually out.

The Mystics may also be short-handed as a result of COVID-19, as Alysha Simon, clark has been sidelined using the virus.

Saturday’s activity, a rematch of this 2019 WNBA Finals, has been highly anticipated, with California (6-2) and Connecticut (5-2) Nos. 2 and several in the standings.

The Sun and Mystics aren’t the only kinds coping with COVID-19 cases, while the Seattle Storm found three in their 11 gamers enter protection protocols around the past few nights in front of a weekend set resistant to the New York Freedom.

Under the WNBA’s latest rules for COVID-19, gamers are tested only when they are symptomatic. Their very own return to play is usually symptom-specific, but generally chatting, players might be cleared following two negative tests the fact that are at least a day apart.

There have already been eight WNBA players that have entered health in addition to safety protocols throughout this first three weeks involving the regular season. Phoenix’s Sophie Cunningham and Atlanta’s Monique Billings also skipped games recently due in order to COVID.