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Positive Coronavirus Tests Have Forced 7 Teams To Close Facilities

The NBA will be ramping up operations this week as all 22 teams are due to arrive at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida, between Tuesday and Thursday.

The hope for the league is that by the time all 22 teams have arrived and completed a short quarantine, all positive coronavirus (COVID-19) tests will have been eliminated. Having everyone inside the bubble test negative will be a great start for preventing an outbreak.

However, while still in their home markets, several teams have had to take drastic measures to avoid outbreaks of their own. After multiple teams started receiving positive tests for the virus upon players returning to practice, teams had to cease operations until they could get to Orlando, effectively ending individual workouts.