The NBA and NBPA released the initial results of the COVID-19 tests from last week. Individuals from around the league returned to their home markets in as the 2020-21 season approaches, leading to 546 player tests. Of that pool, 48 players tested positive for COVID-19.
On Wednesday, the NBA and NBPA released the results in a press release.
NBA players returned to a league-wide testing program over the past week, with testing beginning between Nov. 24-30 depending on the day that a player returned to the team’s market.
Of the 546 players tested for COVID-19 during this initial return-to-market testing phase, 48 have returned positive tests.