NBA players who test positive for COVID-19 now have a quicker path to return after the league completed a significant update to its health and safety protocols.
ICU Director Dr. Oren Friedman offers a look at how Cedars-Sinai Marina Del Ray Hospital has been holding up amid the omicron outbreak.
The NBA has seen coronavirus numbers soar in recent days, even with 97% of players vaccinated and at least 65% of eligible players boosted against the virus. A pair of coaches — Phoenix’s Monty Williams and Portland’s Chauncey Billups — entered the NBA’s“In the league, everyone's kind of going through the same thing,” said Suns assistant Kevin Young, who is taking over in Williams' absence. “We had a slogan going back to last year — navigating uncertainty — and here we are.
Phoenix was hosting Memphis on Monday, while Portland — with seven players in the protocols as well — was hosting Dallas. The Trail Blazers had been off since Dec. 21; their game that had been scheduled for Dec. 23 against Brooklyn was postponed because of virus issues decimating the Nets’ roster. That was one of nine games postponed by the NBA so far this season.
The count of players in the NBA’s protocols remained around 120 on Monday evening. Among the new notable additions to the list: Olympic gold medalist Jayson Tatum, placed into protocols by the Boston Celtics.
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