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Former Celtic Jason Collins shared his experience after testing positive for COVID-19

Jason Collins has tested positive for COVID19, also known as coronavirus, which he announced on Tuesday.

The former NBA center tweeted that he thinks he caught the virus after attending the Brooklyn Nets’ Pride Night game on March 4 against the Memphis Grizzlies. It was held at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y.

I tested positive for COVID19. I believe I got it while on a trip to NYC at the beginning of the month for the Brooklyn Nets Pride night game. I had my first symptoms on Wed Mar 11. Terrible headache.