NBA players, staff to have COVID-19 tests every other day

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NBA teams will be tested every other day for the coronavirus beginning June 23 as the league prepares to resume the season, according to multiple reports.

The league reportedly sent a memo to teams on Saturday, informing them that players and essential team personnel who will be involved in the restarted season will take both a COVID-19 test and an antibody test that day.

The NBA plans to resume play on July 30 with 22 teams that have a chance of making the playoffs at Walt Disney World near Orlando, Fla. The season was halted on March 11 because of the coronavirus. After June 23, the players and staff will have the coronavirus test every other day until two days before they leave for Florida. Training camp will start there July 9.The NBA has been assured that their testing will not deprive health-care workers, first responders and symptomatic patients in each league city of adequate testing supplies, ESPN reported.

 

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Sports are dead. Millions of regular people unemployed and struggling. Tired of rich guys that play games virtue signaling. Bye.

Maybe they could donate some cash and get key workers tested every other day too while they put their lives at risk to help others?

but no one else

Why? Fans are not showing up just because they test themselves. Dum.

But not the rest of us. Glorified plantation workers.

Because NBA players are sooooooo essential. Get real. No ones missed basketball so far since covid.

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