In the wake of mask mandates and other COVID-19 restrictions going away across the country, the NBA and the Players’ Association have announced new, less-restrictive health and safety protocols for the upcoming season.
NBA’s Health and Safety COVID-19 Protocols for 2022-23 season, per sources:
- Once-weekly surveillance testing for unvaccinated players
- Vaccinated players only test when symptomatic
- Isolation immediately upon positive test
- Face masks not required— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) August 30, 2022Let’s take the last one first. Face masks are no longer required, which should be a boon to Steve Kerr, who never figured out how to wear one correctly in the last year and a half.