NEW YORK – The NBA had two players test positive for COVID-19 from 465 players tested since March 3, the league said Wednesday as its mid-season All-Star Game break concluded.
Anyone returning a positive test or identified as being in close contact to an infected person must quarantine until they are cleared under NBA health and safety protocols.
The contract tracing issue was what kept Philadelphia 76ers stars Joel Embiid of Cameroon and Ben Simmons of Australia from playing in Sunday’s NBA All-Star Game at Atlanta.
According to multiple reports, both Simmons and Embiid were in contact with a Philadelphia barber who tested positive for COVID-19.
They were t…
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