We’ll never know for sure if Rudy Gobert was patient zero for COVID in the NBA — it’s certainly possible another player or players had it before him — but he was the first player known to test positive. It was March of 2020, long before there was a vaccine or protocols for players to
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As the Omicron variant continues to run roughshod, the NBA is requiring non-boosted players to undergo daily coronavirus testing through the All-Star break in mid-February and is restricting those players’ attendance at large indoor gatherings, bars and clubs, according to a memo obtained by ESPN on Thursday night. Elevated daily testing of all players, coaches