Report: Knicks' Nerlens Noel enters COVID protocol / News - Basketnews.com

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New York Knicks forward Nerlens Noel entered the NBA's health and safety protocols, ESPN reported Wednesday.

Nerlens Noel

Team:New York KnicksPosition:C, PFAge:27Height:211 cmWeight:103 kgBirth place:United States of AmericaProfileNewsStatistics

Noel will become the Knicks' seventh player on the list, joining forwards Obi Toppin and Kevin Knox II as well as guards Immanuel Quickley, RJ Barrett, Miles McBride and Quentin Grimes.

Noel, 27, is averaging 3.5 points and 5.8 rebounds in 17 games (10 starts) this season.

The Knicks (14-17) have won two of their last three games heading into Thursday's contest against the visiting Washington Wizards.

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