With the league facing a surge of positive COVID-19 tests, the NBA and the National Basketball Players Association are in talks centered around increased testing leaguewide for vaccinated players and staff, league sources told ESPN.
As of Wednesday morning, a total of 60 players have entered health and safety protocols this season, including 43 in the past two weeks. Thirteen players entered protocols Tuesday, by far the highest of any day this regular season. The previous single-day high was four, which happened four times, all within the past two weeks.
The Chicago Bulls, Charlotte Hornets and Brooklyn Nets have been hit with outbreaks, and two-time NBA MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks entered protocols Tuesday.