NBA: After 302 tests carried out, 16 players have tested positive with COVID-19

Written By : Jose Alvarado Sandoval ( Dj Malanga )

A total of 16 NBA players have tested positive for Covid-19 from 302 tests conducted last Tuesday, the league and its players union announced on Friday (June 26).

None of the players or teams involved were revealed by the NBA in its two-sentence statement.

The tests were required as players committed to participating in the 2019-20 season restart in a "bubble" quarantine setting next month at Orlando, Florida.

Each player who tested positive will remain in self-isolation until he meets public health protocol for leaving isolation and is cleared by a physician.

The NBA season was shut down on March 11 after Utah's Rudy Gobert tested positive for coronavirus.

In preparation for the planned resumption of play, NBA teams this week began testing all players and some staff.