Orlando Magic coach Steve Clifford has tested positive for COVID-19. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports
The Orlando Magic announced coach Steve Clifford had tested positive for COVID-19 on Saturday, becoming the first publicly announced team personnel member to test positive during the 2021 season.
He said he was shocked by the positive test because he had received the second Moderna vaccine shot on Thursday, the same day he registered his first positive test. The good news so far is that Clifford said he is asymptomatic.
Despite some hope this is merely a false positive, in all likelihood, Clifford will not be on the sideline for Sunday’s game against the Indiana Pacers and could possibly miss the team’s upcoming road trip to Cleveland and Memphis.