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NBA Changes COVID Protocols, Shortens Path To Return To Play

Teams were told of the new protocols Monday in a memo sent by the league.


LOS ANGELES (CBSLA/AP) – NBA players who test positive for COVID-19 now have a quicker path to return to play, after the league completed a significant update to its health and safety protocols on Monday.

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The biggest change: Isolation periods for players who test positive may now be significantly shortened — down to six days from what has been the customary 10 —provided those players are asymptomatic and meet other testing standards. Teams were told of the new protocols Monday in a memo sent by the league, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.

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