NBA explains why its players have access to coronavirus tests while general public does not

NBA players have access to coronavirus tests. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)The NBA has tried to be on top of the coronavirus pandemic as much as possible. The league was the first major professional sport to postpone its season after Rudy Gobert tested positive for COVID-19. Since then, the NBA has been testing as many players as possible to try and prevent the spread of the coronavirus.

That point about testing isn’t necessarily a good thing, though. Coronavirus tests are difficult to come by in the United States. Some hospitals don’t have enough tests to diagnose vulnerable patients. Other widely available options, like local pharmacies, don’t have the tests either, leaving the general public in…