Following a postponement on Monday night, the Pistons are expected to avoid further schedule disruptions this week, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski (Twitter link).
Monday night’s game between the Pistons and Nuggets was postponed due to the NBA’s health and safety protocols, as a Detroit player reportedly returned a positive or inconclusive COVID-19 test, resulting in retesting and a contact tracing investigation.
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However, according to James Edwards III of The Athletic (Twitter link), the test in question was determined to be a false positive. Edwards and Wojnarowski both indicate that the Pistons were en route to Salt Lake City late on Monday night and anticipate being able to play Tuesday’s game against the Jazz.
When a Grizzlies player recorded a confirmed positive test two weeks ago, the team had its next five games postponed out of an abundance of caution. It’s safe to assume a similar fate could have befallen the Pistons if Monday’s result had been a confirmed positive test rather than a false positive.
Assuming everyone on the roster tests negative again today, the Pistons should be given the go-ahead to play the Jazz on Tuesday, with contests against the Suns on Friday and the Lakers on Saturday to follow.
Very annoying when a false positive messes up my FanDuel because the announcement was made too late to make adjustments to the lineup.
That’s why it’s called gambling. No risk, no reward…
No risk-it, no biscuit.
This false positive nonsense makes me wonder if there are false negatives….
It’s more than likely, but when it comes to health and safety you have to err on the side of being more careful than less.
How does sending a player who tested negative for coronna, yet actually has it, into a basketball game erring on the side of caution?
For the logic behind that to function, the games shoild not even be occurring if this is the testing process.
False negstives are unimportant, but stop the world for a false positive? And how would anyone know???
Stay Safe!
I mean they get tested all the time. It’s not perfect, have to work with what they’ve got.
The way you talk about it sounds like because they can’t get 100% accuracy means they should disregard entirely. That’s not how life works. Sorry it had to be a top 3 HR commenter that broke the news and not a trusted companion or loved one.
Good…the Bucks need some more wins.