NBA rumors: Buddy Hield second Kings player with positive coronavirus test

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The news is coming fast and furious out of Sacramento.

Less than 90 minutes after announcing that forward Jabari Parker has tested positive for coronavirus and is quarantined in Chicago, it a second Kings player reportedly has tested positive as well.

According to Sam Amick of The Athletic, shooting guard Buddy Hield also has tested positive for the virus that has most of the world under lockdown. 

Hield, the Kings' second-leading scorer, has not been in Sacramento following the league-wide shutdown. There is no word on where Hield may have contracted the virus or if he is in Sacramento now, but he was in Oklahoma playing in the Skinz League on June 11. The video of the event, in which Hield scored 45 points, was in a crowded gym filled with fans, most of whom were not wearing masks.

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Unlike Parker, Hield is a huge part of the Kings' rotation. After leading the Kings in scoring a year ago, the 27-year-old sharpshooter was averaging 19.8 points on 39.5 percent shooting from behind the 3-point line on the season. 

As of Wednesday evening, there is no word on whether Hield was asymptomatic or not. We will update as more information becomes available.

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