Multiple teams have had one or more player test positive for the novel coronavirus since Utah Jazz big man Rudy Gobert because the first pro athlete to do so on March 11.
To this point, the Brooklyn Nets have the most confirmed cases of COVID-19. The team announced on Tuesday four players tested positive. The only player among the group who has been identified is Kevin Durant.
The Nets’ superstar forward expressed he is feeling well, and his former Golden State Warriors teammate turned Los Angeles Laker Quinn Cook recently confirmed Durant doing well in the wake of his diagnosis during the guard’s appearance on NBC Sports Washington’s “Wizards Talk Podcast“:
He’s good. He’s good. His spirits [are] good. … K’s good. K is in great spirits. K’s still being K, man. Just low, mellow, chill, moving at his own pace.
Cook also added Durant wanted to use his own diagnosis to help others realize this is a matter that needs to be taken seriously:
He’s just encouraging social distancing, staying inside and don’t get exposed to it or don’t expose others. For him to step up — ’cause, at first, the Nets didn’t name anybody — for him to step up to the plate and use his platform to spread awareness, is brave. That’s the kind of guy he is. He’s fine, man. He’s doing great.
So far, two players from the Lakers have tested positive for COVID-19. According to Shams Charania of The Athletic, some players on the team have not yet been tested, but that may change.