Out of 346 basketball players tested for Covid-19 in the Disney World bubble in Orlando (Florida) over the past week, no positive cases have been recorded, the NBA and the players’ union announced on Monday. It is with a certain relief that the league communicates this figure which has for the moment enough to reinforce the security protocols put in place and dedicated to guarantee the good performance of the resumption of the season on July 30. of screenings practiced on 322 players upon their arrival in Orlando between July 7 and 9, two positive cases, unidentified, had been identified by the NBA on July 13. The boss of the instance Adam Silver had said to expect it A few weeks ago a lot of players tested positive when they arrived in Florida. “We won’t be surprised if when they get to Orlando there are additional players who test positive. What would be of most concern is that once the players entered this campus and the quarantine period passed, there would be positive tests, then we would know that there is a problem, a loophole in our bubble or our quarantine or our campus is not working one way or another. So that would be very worrying, ”he said. Some players including Russell Westbrook, the Houston Rockets star, or Eric Bledsoe, holder of the Milwaukee Bucks, have tested positive before leaving for Orlando where their arrival should take place in the next few days, after a double negative test. The championship, interrupted since March 11 because of the coronavirus, must restart behind closed doors on July 30, with a few regular season matches then a classic phase of play-offs and finals to crown a champion no later than October 13.
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