A member of the Nuggets‘ organization has tested positive for the coronavirus, the team announced today in a press release. The Nuggets didn’t offer much in the way of specifics, so it’s unclear if the affected person is a player, coach, executive, or staff member.
“The person, who was tested after experiencing symptoms consistent with COVID-19 on March 16th, is currently under the care of team medical staff and in self-isolation,” the club said in its statement. “The testing was undertaken following guidance from state public health officials and team physicians.”
The Mavericks were the last team to play the Nuggets before the NBA’s hiatus begun, with that game taking place last Wednesday. It’s not clear when the affected Nugget contracted the virus, or if members of the Mavs, Bucks, Cavaiers, or Hornets – all of whom played Denver in the last two weeks – are at risk of having been exposed.
Seven NBA players are known to have tested positive for COVID-19 so far: Jazz stars Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert, Pistons big man Christian Wood, former MVP Kevin Durant, and three other unidentified Nets players.
If the Nugget who tested positive today is a player, that total would increase to eight. Either way, it seems safe to assume that the number of affected players and members of NBA organizations in the coming days and weeks will continue to grow.
“A whole lot of us are going to test positive,” NBPA executive director Michele Roberts told Mark Medina of USA Today earlier this week. “… I certainly know there will be more players, more league staff and my own staff (that will be tested positive). I was hearing the numbers that 40-50% of our population will be positive for the virus, whether or not we test for it.”
Bet it was Joker
Since no NCAA pools this year. Start moneyline betting on NBAers who will turn up positive. Bigger the name bigger the $.
The season is toast. Cancel it and hopefully start next year on time.
What season isnt toast? Basketball Hockey Baseball Soccer Poker Lacrosse?? Welcome to boring but necessary 2020 life
Players need to step forward and announce that it was them that tested positive if these announcements are going to continue. I am all for keeping medical records private, but this is putting 16 other guys into the position of being looked at as a positive case. The Wilson Chandler incident at his home just shows how far people will go with even the implication that you might be positive. Sure it’s a witch hunt out there and you shouldn’t be forced to fall victim to them, but you don’t need to light their torches for them on the way to your teammates either.