Thunder To Test Players, Coaches, Staff For Coronavirus After 2 NBA Players Test Positive

The Oklahoma City Thunder will test its players, coaches and staff for the coronavirus (COVID-19), a Thunder spokesperson told News 9.

Thursday, March 12th 2020, 9:50 am

By: News On 6

Thunder To Test Players, Coaches, Staff For Coronavirus After 2 NBA Players Test Positive

The Oklahoma City Thunder will test its players, coaches and staff for the coronavirus (COVID-19), a Thunder spokesperson told News 9.

The organization is working with the state health department to follow protocol and direction regarding the appropriate time for testing.

The state health department will give them a timeline for when the players, coaches and staff will be tested for the virus.

This comes less than a day after one player tested positive just before tip off Wednesday night for the Oklahoma City Thunder game against the Utah Jazz.

A second Utah Jazz player tested positive for the virus Thursday.

Stay with News 9 and News9.com for more information as it becomes available.

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