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The NBA announced on Monday that two players tested positive for COVID-19 after traveling to the league’s campus at Walt Disney World Resort.
The players in question did not eliminate the NBA’s initial quarantine in Florida and were put in isolation from the Disney campus.
Houston Rockets star Russell Westbrook said he tested positive, although he has not yet joined his teammates in the Orlando area:
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Sacramento Kings striker Richaun Holmes also announced that he will be in quarantine for another eight days after he mistakenly left the NBA “bubble” to retrieve a food delivery.
The MLS Is Back tournament highlighted the difficulty that can arise for the resumption of sports during the pandemic.
MLS brought its 26 clubs to the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Bay Lake, Florida, to organize a knockout tournament before restarting the 2020 season.
FC Dallas and Nashville SC withdrew from the event after many players tested positive for COVID-19. MLS also postponed a game between Toronto FC and DC United after one player tested positive and another player’s test produced an inconclusive result.
ESPN’s Tim Bontemps outlined the NBA’s coronavirus protocol in June. The players and team staff have been tested every other day since June 23rd. After reaching Disney, they had to run the negative test twice over a period of more than 24 hours to get permission to travel and train on the NBA campus.
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