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00:00 After leaving the NBA campus in Orlando on July 17th due to a family emergency,
00:04 LAClipper's big man Montrez Hale is officially heading back to the bubble.
00:08 The star reserve shared an update to his Instagram story on Friday night,
00:12 posting an image of a black screen with the caption "See you soon, Orlando."
00:16 On Twitter, Hale hinted at his feelings to return to the bubble, saying,
00:19 "I'm a whole different kill now."
00:21 He's one of a handful of Clippers players that have left the bubble in recent days,
00:24 including Pat Bev and Lou Williams,
00:26 all of whom were excused to leave campus due to family emergencies.
00:29 Getting Hale back is big for the Clippers as the team is currently depleted at the center position.
00:33 Joaquin Noah looked fresh in his debut on Wednesday afternoon in his 15 minutes of action.
00:38 He probably wouldn't have played that long had Hale and Ibiza's Zubats both been available.
00:42 On top of the positional help, Hale is also one of the Clippers' most consistent contributors.
00:46 On the year, the 26-year-old forward is averaging a career-high 18.6 points
00:50 and 7 point rebounds per game, figures that rank third and fourth on the team, respectively.
00:55 With the timing of his return, we shouldn't expect to see Hale play
00:58 in Monday's scrimmage game between the Clippers and Sacramento Kings.
01:01 He'll seem to be quarantined for four days before he can do something like that.
01:04 That's a minimum of four days.
01:05 However, there's a chance he'll be ready to play in LA's opening night contest
01:08 with the Los Angeles Lakers on July 30th, so long as he undergoes a daily PCR test
01:13 and tested negative for the virus for the last seven days per NBA protocol.
01:18 In addition to Hale, it's also been confirmed that Zubats is on his way to Orlando to the Clippers as well,
01:22 meaning LA will have its full rotation of big men back in no time.
01:26 Now it's only a matter of time before the Clippers have their full roster available
01:30 for potential run at the NBA title.