Three members of the Toronto Raptors have tested positive for covid-19 and they are isolated as reported by the Canadian NBA team on Monday, It did not specify if those affected are players or part of the technical team.
The Raptors, who have established their temporary base in the American town of Tampa to participate in the NBA season from December 22, point outon in a statement that “during the testing period ordered by the league and before the start of training, three members of the Toronto Raptors organization tested positive to covid-19 “.
“The three are, and will continue, in self-isolation separated from the rest of the organization,” added the Canadian team. in which the Spanish basketball coach, Sergio Scariolo, is one of the members of the technical team.
Names unknown
The Raptors also noted that tests conducted after the detectionn of the three cases “so far they have not revealed the contagion to other members of the organization.” During a press conference, the team’s general manager, Bobby Webster, He refused to identify the three people. “We’re not going to get into the who, what, when, how and why of the three,” Webster said.
The news of the positive It comes 24 hours after the team held its first training session with the entire squad on Sunday. Webster explained that the team also maintained their training today without problems.
Toronto raptors is scheduled to play his first preseason game on December 12 against the Charlotte Hornets. The first game of the season will be on December 23 against the New Orleans Pelicans.
On Sunday, the Portland Trail Blazers closed their training facilities after three people in their organization were infected with covid-19
