NBA Teams Allowed to Test Asymptomatic Players, Staff for Coronavirus

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NBA Teams Allowed to Test Asymptomatic Players, Staff for Coronavirus

As the NBA inches closer to resuming its season, it was announced on Friday that testing can now be conducted on asymptomatic players at some facilities.


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In municipalities where coronavirus testing has become readily available to at-risk health care workers, NBA teams opening facilities for voluntary workouts will be allowed to administer tests to asymptomatic players and staff, sources told ESPN. 

The Orlando Magic have been approved and plan to administer testing to players prior to a Tuesday reopening, and the LA Clippers and Los Angeles Lakers are among the teams expected to be allowed to conduct coronavirus tests of every player and staff member entering facilities for individual workouts -- regardless of whether they are experiencing symptoms. 

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti recently said that testing is available for all residents, not just front-line and at-risk health care workers. 

The NBA recently informed teams of a "limited exception" to guidelines that forbid the testing of asymptomatic individuals in this preliminary phase of players returning to practice facilities. Essentially, the NBA will approve a written authorization from a local health authority that confirms a "robust testing program in place for at-risk health care workers" in the team's community, sources said. 

- Tyrone Black, Gambling91.com

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