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.
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, a copy of which was obtained by The Associated Press.
"In the league, everyone's kind of going through the same thing," said Suns assistant Kevin Young, who is taking over in Williams' absence. "We had a slogan going back to last year -- navigating uncertainty -- and here we are." Phoenix was hosting Memphis on Monday, while Portland -- with seven players in the protocols as well -- was hosting Dallas. The Trail Blazers had been off since Dec. 21; their game that had been scheduled for Dec. 23 against Brooklyn was postponed because of virus issues decimating the Nets' roster. That was one of nine games postponed by the NBA so far this season.
The count of players in the NBA's protocols remained around 120 on Monday evening. Among the new notable additions to the list: Olympic gold medalist Jayson Tatum, placed into protocols by the Boston Celtics.
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