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When the NBA, which will resume its season on
July 30 at Disney World without spectators, released its
previous COVID-19 update a week ago, it said two of the 322
players who had arrived at the campus since July 7 had tested
positive. But none of the 346 players tested since July 13 were
positive.
In the event that a player on the campus returns a confirmed
positive test in the future, the NBA said he will be isolated
until he clears rules established by the league and the players'
union.
MLS kicked off its season this month but two clubs - Nashville
SC and FC Dallas - were removed after players and a staff member
tested positive for COVID-19. None of the 1,106 individuals
tested between July 18-19 were "newly confirmed positive" for
the coronavirus, it said.
The NBA, which halted its season in March, will have 22 of its
30 teams play eight seeding games to determine a full 16-team
playoff field that will follow the traditional post-season
format with four best-of-seven series.
All games, practices and housing are at the ESPN Wide World of
Sports Complex inside the Orlando resort, which has multiple
hotels and arenas, and allows the league to limit outside
exposure.
The MLS semifinals and final are scheduled for next month.
(Reporting by Frank Pingue in Toronto and Amy Tennery in New
York; Editing by Dan Grebler and Richard Pullin)
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