Weiss added: “The testing strategy we implemented from two daily PCR tests creates a process aimed at identifying an infected individual before they become contagious to others. Combined with our data analyzing contact time and distance while playing on the court, our experts believe that play can proceed safely under these conditions. ”
Major League Baseball faced a similar challenge with a positive Test result received during the competition, in Game 6 of the World Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Tampa Bay Rays in October. The Dodgers’ third baseman, Justin Turner, learned during the seventh innings that he tested positive and was pulled out of the game before the start of the eighth innings. The match was not stopped either, and Turner later apologized for returning to the field to win the championship with his teammates.
According to one of the people familiar with the situation, Curry’s quick test turned negative, and he was able to sit on the couch with a mask on. The 76ers then received the result of his lab test, which was positive, and took him to an isolated room in Barclays Center as the game continued. He left the arena separate from the rest of the team.
The Nets still played according to the Grizzlies on Friday night. Nets coach Steve Nash said before the game that he and his players were not ‘aware’ of Curry’s positive coronavirus outcome when they played the Sixers. ”
Curry sat in the front row of Philadelphia’s bench against the Nets in streetwear in the first quarter on Thursday, with assistant coach Sam Cassell on his right and for portions of the quarter, Philadelphia star center Joel Embiid on his left side. .
After the match, Embiid, who recently became a father, told ESPN that he intended to quarantine his family until he was sure he did not have the virus.
The Washington Wizards, who played in Philadelphia on Wednesday night, played the Celtics in Boston on Friday night. The Celtics announced earlier in the day that three rotation players – Tristan Thompson, Grant Williams and Robert Williams III – will miss the match due to possible exposure to the coronavirus. Other top players in the league were also in quarantine, including Kevin Durant of the Nets, despite failing to report a positive coronavirus test.