48 NBA players test positive in 1st round of results
The NBA and NBA Players Association announced the first results of coronavirus testing among players in the lead-up to its shortened season starting later this month.
The league and union said 48 of the 546 players tested, roughly 8.8%, had positive results. Any player who tested positive will be quarantined away from teammates as training camps begin to open.
In March the NBA became the first American professional sports league to suspend its season after a player on the Utah Jazz contracted the virus. The suspension of the season, and eventual cancellation, started a domino effect among sports across the country. Games restarted in July under a "bubble" at Orlando's Wide World of Sports Complex. The Los Angeles Lakers won the title in October.
The 2020-2021 season is slated to begin Dec. 22 and will not take place in a "bubble."