The outbreak of COVID-19 has the basketball world on hold as they try to figure out what the next step is for the future. Ther are seven confirmed cases of players in the NBA being tested for the virus after the news on Tuesday that four players on the Brooklyn Nets being tested positive for it.
One of those players was Detroit Pistons big man Christian Wood who faced the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday before commissioner Adam Silver suspended the season. Ths news of Wood’s positive test came out on Saturday and the Inquirer.com’s Keith Pompey is reporting that the players on the Sixers underwent tests on Monday to be sure they don’t have it.
The #Sixers players were tested for COVID-19 on Monday, according to multiple sources. This comes after the team announced Thursday it was organizing for players and staff members, who come in contact with players, to be tested. #NBA
— Keith Pompey (@PompeyOnSixers) March 18, 2020
The results of the testing have not been released yet if any Sixers have it, but it will be something to keep an eye on over the next few days. Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert was the first player to be tested positive and they faced the Pistons on March 7 in Detroit. [lawrence-related id=27760,27751,27728]