7 NBA players have tested positive for the coronavirus, including superstar Kevin Durant and 3 of his Brooklyn Nets teammates. Why do so many NBA players have the coronavirus? by kbadenhausen
Assistant Secretary for Health Brett Giroirhave been conducted so far between public and private facilities, and there has been a “dramatic ramp” in testing capacity in recent days. The reality is that the U.S. healthcare system is tilted to benefit wealthy individuals, like NBA players, whose average salary is $8 million.
Golden State Warriors general manager Bob Myers echoed Perkins and de Blasio’s sentiment. “We're treating ourselves like people, which is what we are,” he told reporters on a call yesterday that discussed the team’s approach to the crisis. “We’re not better than anybody; we’re not worse. We’re just a basketball team, like any company."It is the first known coronavirus case in the NHL.
After Gobert tested positive, 58 members of the Jazz traveling party were tested last week, when tests were even more limited in the U.S. Two came back positive. Before Gobert’s test, the NBA had required teams to establish relationships with facilities that could ensure coronavirus testing.that the NBA did not receive special treatment on testing and that it was deemed a “public health decision.”
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