After two players for the Utah Jazz tested positive for COVID-19, or coronavirus, which ultimately led to the NBA season being suspended for 30 days, another player has now tested positive for it.
That would be Detroit Pistons big man Christian Wood who is enjoying a breakout season and has taken over the starting big man spot with the Pistons trading Andre Drummond. He is averaging 22.8 points and 9.9 rebounds in the 11 games since Drummond was moved to the Cleveland Cavaliers.
He did just score a career-high 32 points against the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday in the final game before the league suspension. Wood and the Pistons did face the Jazz on March 7 before their matchup with Philadelphia on Wednesday.
This marks the third positive test for coronavirus in the NBA — and the first franchise besides Gobert’s and Donovan Mitchell’s in Utah. Wood has had a career season and is in line for a strong free-agent contract. https://t.co/ShtooDGFSB
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) March 15, 2020
This does not mean that any Sixers players have coronavirus, but it does raise some alarms as the two teams did just meet. Philadelphia has currently ordered their entire team to be in self-quarantine as they continue to try and figure things out for the future. [lawrence-related id=27627,27621,27612]