In a media conference call on Tuesday, New Orleans Pelicans general manager David Griffin revealed that three players tested positive for COVID-19. The positive tests came last week upon the players’ return to New Orleans and were apart of the 16 positive tests the NBA announced in its initial testing.
The news of the Pelicans’ positive tests comes the same day multiple other franchises have seen spikes in positive tests in recent days. Positive tests from DeAndre Jordan and Spencer Dinwiddie led to the Brooklyn Nets closing their facilities in past days. Tuesday marked the first day their facility opened back up.
In Denver, the Nuggets franchise began that same cycle as they were forced to close down their facility due to a series of positive tests. Those positive tests also don’t include that of All-Star big man Nikola Jokic, who is still in Serbia after testing positive himself.
The Sacramento Kings have also had a series of positive tests amongst players over the last week, including Buddy Hield and Jabari Parker.
Despite the string of positive league across multiple franchises, the league still intends on moving forward with its restart plan, which is set to begin in late July in Orlando.
