Lakers to Be Tested for Coronavirus, Start 14-Day Self-Quarantine

The Los Angeles Lakers are set to undergo testing for the coronavirus Wednesday after it was announced four members of the Brooklyn Nets tested positive Tuesday.

Brad Turner of the Los Angeles Times first reported the news.

The Lakers played the Nets on March 10, the last game either team played before the NBA enacted an indefinite suspension of the season Wednesday night. The Nets announced four players tested positive for the virus, including star Kevin Durant, per Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium.

Utah Jazz players Rudy Gobert and Donovan Mitchell and Detroit Pistons forward Christian Wood have also tested positive. The identities of the three other players who contracted COVID-19 are yet to be announced.

The NBA and NBPA have had several meetings regarding the coronavirus outbreak, which has been labeled a pandemic by the World Health Organization. There has been no timetable given for a potential return to basketball. The CDC has recommended the ban of all gatherings of more than 50 people for the next eight weeks.

President Donald Trump said Monday that the White House recommends no gatherings of more than 10 people.