Kevin Durant among four Nets players to test positive for coronavirus

[Garion_55]

Source: https://www.espn.com

Kevin Durant is among the four Brooklyn Nets players to test positive for coronavirus, he told The Athletic on Tuesday.


"Everyone be careful, take care of yourself and quarantine," Durant told The Athletic, adding that he is feeling fine and not showing any symptoms. "We're going to get through this."

The Nets did not identify any players and said Tuesday that of the four players, only one is exhibiting symptoms. All four are isolated and are undergoing medical care from team physicians, the team said in a statement.







Read more: https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/28917855/four-nets-players-test-positive-coronavirus

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Probably just the beginning of celebrities testing positive

[flibbitygiblets]

1. Too bad the rest of us aren't sports stars, politicians or celebrities

We can just sit here and wonder whether we have the flu or the fucking plague of the century.

[Rebl2]

2. Exactly!

[milestogo]

4. The rest of us have to be hospitalized before we get tested.

[amuse bouche]

3. Athletes generally have fantastic immune systems and top notch health

So this doesn't bode well for us mere mortals

[flibbitygiblets]

5. So why are they still being given tests? The games are all canceled.

There are literally millions of people who desperately need those tests, and we're testing athletes who are relatively young and in peak health because...?

[amuse bouche]

6. I don't have an answer for that. I suspect they are getting tested because the teams pay

these people millions and team doctors can get the tests aka connections.

Also, I'm sure players have been exposed to thousands of people over the past month

Life isn't fair and we have a lunatic in The White House

[LisaL]

9. I don't have any problems with them being tested.

For protection of others.

[amuse bouche]

12. I agree and I see the point of others being upset that the elite come first

[LisaL]

15. In this case I view is more of a protection for others.

Now that they know they are positive they can self isolate. If they didn't know, they would have been spreading it around.

[iluvtennis]

7. NBA has BIG, BIG BUCKS. They've very likely bought test kits from Germany or Singapore. I'd

surmise NBA is testing every player/coach/staff on each team. Remeber these players are "investments" to the owners.

[LisaL]

8. If they have been exposed to someone, they need to be tested.

Otherwise they will think they are fine, go out and spread it to who knows how many people.

[brush]

11. A Utah player tested positive last week and Utah had...

played several other teams in the days before so players throughout the league may have been exposed—which is why the commissioner shut the schedule down. It makes all the sense in the world that all these 100s of players be tested, and if positive, quarantined before they pass it on while living their lives.

[LisaL]

10. 3 of 4 who are infected but show no symptoms.

So their immune system seems to be doing a good job.

[amuse bouche]

13. Yes that's true. it is also true they are carriers and can give it to others

The recipients very likely do not have the same superb immune systems

[LisaL]

14. And it is testing it's so important.

Yet apparently in some states you have to be near death for them to even test you. it's too late by then.

[amuse bouche]

16. I'm in one of those states. I've come to believe everyone should

self isolate for at least a couple of weeks, probably more. I am going to shut down my small business that I have on weekends.

I really, really, really hate to do it

I interact with a lot of people from all over the country and my gut is telling me, better be safe than sorry

[snort]

17. Obesity may be the number one factor for poor outcome.

These guys are not fat. There are others factors of course but this is the one I have heard from more than one source.