Report: NBA considering ‘diabetes-like’ testing for coronavirus that could accelerate return of game

An NBA logo. –Jeenah Moon/Getty ImagesThe NBA is exploring a plan that would utilize a “diabetes-like” blood test that could quickly determine if players have COVID-19 with just the prick of a finger, according to a report from ESPN.

The idea remains in the early stages, ESPN reported Monday.

“The league sources stressed that this matter is in the exploratory phase and that there is no clear timetable as to when the efficacy of any such device might be proven,” wrote ESPN’s Baxter Holmes. “They also stressed that advances in science and medicine are proceeding at a rapid pace, with collaboration across borders, which offers hope that breakthrough solutions could be possible sooner rather than…