NBA: Covid-19 outbreak at San Antonio Spurs as four players test positive
- NBA postpones Spurs’ next three games and two for previous opponents Charlotte Hornets while contact tracing continues
- All-Star Game to go ahead under strict protocol, despite protests by James, Antetokounmpo and Leonard
The San Antonio Spurs are dealing with a coronavirus outbreak among four players, the NBA said on Tuesday, meaning the team will not play until the middle of next week at the earliest.
Meanwhile, Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms – whose city was chosen to host the NBA All-Star Game and skills competitions on March 7 – raised major concerns about the notion of fans coming to the city for the events.
“People should not travel to Atlanta to party,” she said.
The NBA on Tuesday postponed five more games: the next three for the Spurs – at Cleveland on Wednesday, at New York on Saturday and at Indiana on Monday – as well as the next two for the Charlotte Hornets while contact tracing is completed.
The Hornets were scheduled to play Chicago on Wednesday and Denver on Friday. Their games are halted because they were the last team to play the Spurs, losing to them on Sunday. The league is reviewing data to see if any Hornets may have been exposed to someone who tested positive for Covid-19, a process that takes time.
