Not only has the NBA provided sports fans with a fun experience and release from the horrors of the outside world, but now it is helping provide the next step in COVID-19 testing.
On Saturday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued emergency authorization to allow the use of a new saliva base test developed by Yale and funded by the NBA as well as its players according to ESPN’s Zach Lowe.
The NBA players union contributed over $500,000 to fund Yale’s work on the new test, per ESPN.
The new test named SalivaDirect will be administered to the public following its initial screenings to the NBA players when entering the league’s bubble.