LA Clippers forward Montrezl Harrell is rejoining the team in Orlando and could be available on opening night.
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00:00After leaving the NBA campus in Orlando on July 17th due to a family emergency,
00:04LAClipper's big man Montrez Harrell is officially heading back to the bubble.
00:08The star reserve shared an update to his Instagram story on Friday night posting
00:13an image of a black screen with a caption, see you soon Orlando. On Twitter
00:17Harrell hinted at his feelings to return to the bubble saying, quote, I'm a whole
00:20different kill now. He's one of a handful of Clippers players that have upped the bubble in
00:24recent days including Pat Bev and Lou Williams, all of whom were excused to
00:27leave campus due to family emergencies. Getting Harrell back is big for the
00:31Clippers as the team is currently depleted of the center position. Joaquin
00:34Noah looked fresh in his debut on Wednesday afternoon in his 15 minutes of
00:37action. He probably wouldn't have played that long had Harrell and Ibiza's Zubats
00:41both been available. On top of the positional help, Harrell is also one of
00:44the Clippers most consistent contributors on the year. 26-year-old forward is
00:48averaging a career-high 18.6 points and seven point rebounds per game, figures
00:53that rank third and fourth on the team respectively. With the timing of his
00:56return, we shouldn't expect to see Harrell play in Monday's scrimmage game
00:59between the Clippers and Sacramento Kings. He'll need to quarantine for four days
01:03before he can do something like that. That's a minimum of four days. However, there's a
01:06chance he'll be ready to play in LA's opening night contest with Los Angeles
01:09Lakers on July 30th, so long as he undergoes a daily PCR test and tested
01:14negative for the virus in the last seven days per NBA protocol. In addition to
01:19Harrell, it's also been confirmed that Zubats is on his way to Orlando to the
01:22Clippers as well, meaning LA will have its full rotation of big men back in no
01:26time. Now it's only a matter of time before the Clippers have their full
01:29roster available for potential run of the NBA title.