The NBA and NBPA announced Wednesday in a press release that one player registered a new confirmed positive COVID-19 test in the week since May 12. A total of 496 players were tested during that time, according to the league and players’ union.
After three straight weeks of multiple positive coronavirus tests around the league, this is the second consecutive week the NBA has reported just one positive test among players. That’s a promising trend with the postseason around the corner.
By the end of this week, only 16 of the league’s 30 teams will still be active, reducing the number of players who will be tested daily going forward.
While the NBA and NBPA don’t specify which players tested positive for COVID-19, a player who enters the health and safety protocols and is immediately ruled out for at least 10-14 days has often tested positive. Pacers guard Caris LeVert met that criteria this week, so it’s possible – but not certain – that he was the one affected player.
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