2 Lakers Players Test Positive for Coronavirus
By Jack Murphy
The coronavirus pandemic has taken over the sports world, cancelling or suspending seasons for all major sports.
Two Los Angeles Lakers players have tested positive for the coronavirus.
Sources: Can confirm that 2 Lakers players have tested positive for the coronavirus. 14 players had been tested Wednesday. Players got results Thursday. @ShamsCharania first.
— Brad Turner (@BA_Turner) March 19, 2020
As teams have taken extreme precaution regarding the pandemic, they have required their players to be tested for the virus.
Fourteen players have been tested and the two Lakers who currently have it are unknown, and their privacy is understandable at this time.
Two Lakers players have tested positive for coronavirus, sources tell @TheAthleticNBA @Stadium. The team may test the remaining players who did not take tests Wednesday morning.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) March 19, 2020
The list of NBA players with the coronavirus is slowly starting to pile up. It all started when Rudy Gobert tested positive which resulted in the suspension of the NBA season. Following suit were Donovan Mitchell, Christian Wood, Kevin Durant, three other Nets players and a member of the Denver Nuggets.
As the coronavirus is still running rampant in the United States and more NBA teams get tested, it is unlikely that the Lakers will be the last team to fall victim to COVID-19.