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NBA probes Clippers' Lou Williams over strip club visit
Agence France-Presse
Published Jul 26, 2020 07:18 PM PHT
ORLANDO -- NBA player Lou Williams is being investigated by the league for allegedly visiting a strip club after he left the Disney World coronavirus bubble to attend a funeral, US media reported.
ORLANDO -- NBA player Lou Williams is being investigated by the league for allegedly visiting a strip club after he left the Disney World coronavirus bubble to attend a funeral, US media reported.
The 33-year-old Clippers player was granted permission to leave the Orlando resort -- where NBA athletes are living and working during the US COVID-19 outbreak -- after the death of a friend's father, according to ESPN.
The 33-year-old Clippers player was granted permission to leave the Orlando resort -- where NBA athletes are living and working during the US COVID-19 outbreak -- after the death of a friend's father, according to ESPN.
Williams was pictured in Atlanta's Magic City strip club on Thursday night, holding a drink and wearing an NBA face mask, US media said.
Williams was pictured in Atlanta's Magic City strip club on Thursday night, holding a drink and wearing an NBA face mask, US media said.
The photo, posted on US rapper Jack Harlow's Instagram account, was later deleted.
The photo, posted on US rapper Jack Harlow's Instagram account, was later deleted.
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Williams has told the NBA that he attended a dinner there following the funeral, ESPN said.
Williams has told the NBA that he attended a dinner there following the funeral, ESPN said.
On his official Twitter account, he tweeted Saturday: "Ask any of my teammates what's my favorite restaurant in Atlanta is. Ain't nobody partying. Chill out lol."
On his official Twitter account, he tweeted Saturday: "Ask any of my teammates what's my favorite restaurant in Atlanta is. Ain't nobody partying. Chill out lol."
Ask any of my teammates what’s my favorite restaurant in Atlanta is. Ain’t nobody partying. Chill out lol #Maskon #inandout
— Lou Williams (@TeamLou23) July 24, 2020
Ask any of my teammates what’s my favorite restaurant in Atlanta is. Ain’t nobody partying. Chill out lol #Maskon #inandout
— Lou Williams (@TeamLou23) July 24, 2020
He also retweeted praise of Magic City, and individuals defending him.
He also retweeted praise of Magic City, and individuals defending him.
The league is trying to determine where else Williams may have been, in order to set the length of his quarantine.
The league is trying to determine where else Williams may have been, in order to set the length of his quarantine.
Having now returned, he will observe four days isolation -- with daily COVID-19 tests -- and a possible quarantine extension depending on the advice of medical experts.
Having now returned, he will observe four days isolation -- with daily COVID-19 tests -- and a possible quarantine extension depending on the advice of medical experts.
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On Saturday, coach Doc Rivers, appearing visibly annoyed ahead of the Washington game, said: "I can't say much about his trip. I wasn't with him."
On Saturday, coach Doc Rivers, appearing visibly annoyed ahead of the Washington game, said: "I can't say much about his trip. I wasn't with him."
"Obviously those (photos) came out, and that's something we obviously don't like to see and don't like," he said.
"Obviously those (photos) came out, and that's something we obviously don't like to see and don't like," he said.
Two other players on the team, pivot Montrezl Harrell and point guard Patrick Beverley, have left the campus this week because of family emergencies, and have not returned.
Two other players on the team, pivot Montrezl Harrell and point guard Patrick Beverley, have left the campus this week because of family emergencies, and have not returned.
The departures are likely to be detrimental ahead of Thursday's Lakers game, which will see the restart of the season.
The departures are likely to be detrimental ahead of Thursday's Lakers game, which will see the restart of the season.
© Agence France-Presse
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