LA Clippers star reserve Montrezl Harrell is back in the bubble — and he could make his debut sooner than we expected.
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00:00 Early Monday morning, L.A. Clippers forward Montrezl Harrell took a Michael Jordan-esque
00:04 approach to announce his return to NBA Bubble in Orlando, tweeting "I'm back" around
00:08 4 in the morning Eastern Time, a return nearly a month in the making.
00:13 The Star Reserve originally left Bubble on July 17th, 10 to offend a matter.
00:17 It didn't seem like he'd be gone for long at first, especially since Patrick Beverly
00:20 and Lou Williams both had similar situations going on at the same time.
00:23 However, Harrell's status became unclear after his grandmother passed away.
00:26 Now that he's back, Harrell will undergo a four-day quarantine and is tested negative
00:30 for the coronavirus each day he was away from the Bubble before he could rejoin the team.
00:34 Given the timing of his return, there's a chance that Harrell could see the Clippers
00:37 again for the playoffs beginning on August 18th.
00:39 L.A. will face off with the Hollywood City Thunder on Friday, which is their final seeding
00:43 game, and Harrell should be eligible to play.
00:46 But regardless of when he makes the Bubble debut, this is a huge gain for the Clippers.
00:50 Harrell ranks third on the team in scoring with 18.6 points per game and is tied for
00:54 second in rebounding with Kawhi Leonard with 7.1 per game.
00:58 Surprisingly, he only ranks fifth in minutes per game on the team.
01:02 Harrell was also named a finalist for the Sixth Man of the Year award on Saturday for
01:05 the second year in a row, along with Lou Williams and Thunder guard Dennis Schroeder.
01:09 The Clippers and Thunder will meet on Friday, August 14th.
01:12 Tip-off time and network is to be determined.