Sacramento Kings interim head coach Alvin Gentry. Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports

Kings coach Alvin Gentry sidelined with COVID-19

By Chelena Goldman | Last updated 12/15/21

Sacramento Kings interim head coach Alvin Gentry will not be on the court for Wednesday's game against the Washington Wizards after testing positive for COVID-19, ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski reported Wednesday morning.

Gentry took over as coach last month in place of Luke Walton. Sacramento has lost its last three games.

Gentry needs successive negative tests 24 hours apart to return to bench. He says he’s largely asymptomatic, except for a scratchy throat. Sacramento will have an acting coach for its interim coach. https://t.co/W8LuxKY5z3
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) December 15, 2021

Wednesday's game is still scheduled to take place, although the Kings are reportedly taking more precautionary measures following Gentry's positive test.

Kings cancelled morning shoot-around and team is testing to discover if there are more positive tests, sources tell ESPN. There’s no decision yet on an acting head coach for tonight, although assistants Mike Longabardi and Doug Christie are most likely candidates.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) December 15, 2021

The Kings are just the latest team to contend with a COVID outbreak this week, as the NBA joins the NFL and NHL in seeing a staggering number of positive tests over the past week.

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