The list of NBA players with coronavirus is on the rise with Nets’ Michael Beasley the newest entry on the list, having tested positive for COVID-19.
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The league divided the 2019-20 season restart into six different phases. The 2nd phase was dedicated to the Coronavirus tests for the NBA players giving them enough time to recover before the travel plan (July 7-9), if someone tested positive i.e. 16 players were tested positive from a total of 302.
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Furthermore, 9 players were tested positive for COVID-19 among the 344 total players between June 24 and June 29
Sources: Two NBA players have tested positive out of the 322 tested on NBA campus on July 7.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) July 13, 2020
Full NBA/NBPA release on latest coronavirus testing results. pic.twitter.com/8FjORN5Ss0
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) July 13, 2020
The NBA has allowed players to make their test results public but also in favor of the players who do not want to make the test results public.
The list is not a long one, but with 2 players having tested positive in the NBA Bubble, there are concerns of an outbreak within the bubble. Hopefully, players can maintain all the protocols and ensure that no breach happens, due to ignorance or otherwise.
The available list of NBA Players with Coronavirus
The following NBA players made their result public:-
- Rudy Gobert (UTA)
- Donovan Mitchell (UTA)
- Christian Wood (DET)
- Kevin Durant (BRO)
- Marcus Smart (BOS)
- Nikola Jokic (DEN)
- Malcolm Brogdon (IND)
- Jabari Parker (SAC)
- Buddy Hield (SAC)
- Alex Len (SAC)
- Derrick Jones Jr. (MIA)
- Spencer Dinwiddie (BRO)
- DeAndre Jordan (BRO)
- Landry Shamet (LAC)
- Taurean Prince (BRO)
- Thomas Bryant (WAS)
- Gary Payton II (WAS)
- Russell Westbrook (HOU)
- Harrison Barnes (SAC)
- Michael Beasley(BKN)
The NBA announced that two players have tested positive among 322 players in the first round of Coronavirus testing within the NBA Bubble facility. The players have been sent to the isolation facility and will join the league once they have completely recovered.
Latest COVID-19 case in the NBA
Sacramento Kings small forward Harrison Barnes is the latest development in the list of positive coronavirus cases. The 2015 NBA champion in 2019-20 season is averaging 14.7 points, 4.8 rebounds, and 2.4 assists per game.
Nets’ Michael Beasley has tested positive for the Coronavirus from inside the bubble and will be leaving the facility, as soon as possible.
Nets forward Michael Beasley tested positive for coronavirus, returned home and his roster status is up in the air, sources tell @TheAthleticNBA @Stadium.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) July 14, 2020
— Harrison Barnes (@hbarnes) July 14, 2020
COVID-19 cases are slowly but surely increasing amongst the players and it will be interesting to see if Adam Silver and co. are able to pull of the NBA Bubble restart without any hiccups.