The Knicks have been confronted with a COVID-19-related shutdown. Adam Hunger-USA TODAY Sports

Knicks close training facility after multiple positive COVID-19 tests

The New York Knicks were forced to shut down their training facility on Tuesday following multiple positive coronavirus tests, the team announced. 

Three team employees tested positive for COVID-19 during routine screenings. They're all asymptomatic and currently in quarantine. 

According to Stefan Bondy of the New York Daily News, the facility has been open to players for voluntary workouts ahead of the 2020-21 campaign. 

New York health officials confirmed over 3,000 new coronavirus cases in each of the past five days. The numbers rising doesn't come as a surprise as a majority of the United States is seeing coronavirus numbers spike as we head into the winter months. 

With NBA training camps set to open on Dec. 1, the Knicks organization will have to be a little more vigilant when it comes to the virus.

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