NBA Covid-19 News: The NBA is dealing with its first actual COVID-19 outbreak across the league just two weeks into the 2020-21 season, and with many players sidelined due to health and safety protocols. Teams like Boston Celtics, Dallas Mavericks, and the Philadelphia 76ers are a few of the teams who have shown a lot of positive cases. The match Boston Celtics vs Miami Heat has been postponed.
Boston Celtics
The Celtics currently have four players who are quarantining due to the league’s health and safety protocols, Jayson Tatum, Tristan Thompson, Grant Williams, and Robert Williams.
The team announced on Friday that Thompson, Robert Williams, and Grant Williams will all be required to self-isolate for a minimum of seven days due to the NBA’s COVID-19 protocols.
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Their game against the Miami Heat has been called off. The Celtics listed seven players as unavailable for Sunday’s game against the Miami Heat in accordance with the NBA’s health and safety protocols that were installed to deal with the coronavirus pandemic.
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Philadelphia 76ers
Philadelphia currently has five players out due to COVID-19 protocols. These include Seth Curry, Tobias Harris, Shake Milton, Matisse Thybulle, and Vincent Poirier.
The 76ers began contact tracing on the team after a positive COVID-19 test from Curry was observed during the first quarter of their game when they played the Nets on Thursday.
Curry did not play in that game, however, he stayed on the bench with teammates through the first quarter before being separated and placed in isolation.
Sixers guard Seth Curry returned a positive test for the coronavirus, which the team learned of near the start of a loss in Brooklyn tonight, sources tell ESPN. He went to an isolation room immediately, and thereafter left arena separate from team.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) January 8, 2021
Curry will be required to quarantine for 10 days after the first positive test or register two negative COVID-19 tests 24 hours apart from each other before returning to basketball activities.
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Dallas Mavericks
The Mavericks received a positive COVID-19 test among its players before they left Denver to fly back to Dallas on Thursday.
It is unknown which player tested positive, the Mavs will be without Jalen Brunson, Josh Richardson, and Dorian Finney-Smith for at least a week.
Dallas Mavericks forward Maxi Kleber is entering isolation and will miss 10-to-14 days due to COVID-19 health and safety protocols, sources tell @TheAthleticNBA @Stadium.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) January 10, 2021
The player who tested positive will quarantine for 10 days, and proceed to test negative, while the two players who are isolating due to close contact will return after seven days if they don’t test positive or produce any symptoms.
In addition, Shams Charania of The Athletic reported on Sunday that Maxi Kleber is entering isolation and will miss 10-to-14 days due to COVID-19 health and safety protocols.
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What is done if a player is found Covid-19 positive?
- Anyone who tests positive will have two routes to return to work: go 10 days or more after the first positive test or onset of symptoms, or test negative twice at least 24 hours apart via PCR testing.
- Any player who tests positive, even if asymptomatic, will not be allowed to exercise for a minimum of 10 days and then must be monitored in individual workouts for an additional two days.
- Players who were in close contact with someone who tested positive will go through contact tracing and will be required to quarantine for seven days and continue to test negative before returning.
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