Nets forward Chris Douglas-Roberts has swine flu

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J.(AP) — Chris Douglas-Roberts has tested
positive for swine flu, another blow to a New Jersey Nets team
that is losing players as quickly as games.

Douglas-Roberts had started every game for the winless Nets
until missing a loss at Philadelphia on Friday with flu-like
symptoms. Nets president Rod Thorn confirmed on Saturday that
Douglas-Roberts tested positive for the H1N1 virus.

Thorn said the player has been treated and the Nets are
following all precautionary measures called for by the NBA.

Nets coach Lawrence Frank said he had spoken Saturday to
Douglas-Roberts, saying, “He doesn’t sound very good.” Frank
said he believed Douglas-Roberts was no longer contagious, but
doesn’t know when he will return.

“All the measures are taken, now it’s a matter of when he feels
better,” Frank said.

The diagnosis is the latest blow to a team that has been hit by
a wave of injuries. Guard Courtney Lee also was sidelined
Saturday with a strained left groin, leaving New Jersey with
only eight players in uniform, the minimum allowed, for its game
against Boston.

The Nets are the only team in the league without a victory and
at 0-6 are off to the worst start in franchise history.

Douglas-Roberts has been averaging 15.6 points and 4.8 rebounds
in five games.