Like all the other NBA teams, they paid a private lab to do their tests. It did not take away from any of the tests from the general public.How many tests were used on Celtics players and other employees of the team?
How many people with COVID-19 symptoms were denied tests because of the ones used here?
And there you go, ruining the poster's desire for faux outrage. Damn you.Like all the other NBA teams, they paid a private lab to do their tests. It did not take away from any of the tests from the general public.
You should read up on where they get their tests.How many tests were used on Celtics players and other employees of the team?
How many people with COVID-19 symptoms were denied tests because of the ones used here?
Do you have a link to about this? I did a search and only found stories about the outrage of NBA players and other wealthy folks getting access to tests that others are getting denied.You should read up on where they get their tests.
Additionally, the Celtics were in contact with potential carriers and they are also easily trackable. Finding out if they have it can help lead to better understanding of it.
https://netswire.usatoday.com/2020/03/18/adam-silver-reacts-to-nyc-mayors-remark-about-nets-receiving-covid-19-tests-quickly/Do you have a link to about this? I did a search and only found stories about the outrage of NBA players and other wealthy folks getting access to tests that others are getting denied.
I also don't subscribe that just because these were paid for in a private lab doesn't mean these aren't being denied from people that need them. We have healthcare workers with symptoms that can't get tested whereas their test determines whether or not they can continue providing care to patients. NBA athletes that are symptomatic (or not) should be in self quarantine like the rest of the non-essential public.
I read a piece that I found on my own that refers to health care professionals who make that sort of argument and I can see that as a legit reason to test them.https://netswire.usatoday.com/2020/03/18/adam-silver-reacts-to-nyc-mayors-remark-about-nets-receiving-covid-19-tests-quickly/
And again, we're still learning about this disease. Testing a group (like NBA player) that have known contact with carriers (with a degree or 2 of separation) can help us learn more--because we can very likely track Marcus Smart and Kevin Durant's travel over the past 7-10 days and who he came in contact with.
If Lebron is 1 of the 2 Lakers, certainly no restart.How can the league possibly restart the season, even in a few weeks, with all these players and employees testing positive. I’m really starting to lean towards a full cancellation.
Regular season is over. Make the first two rounds of the playoffs best of 5. Last two rounds can stay a best of 7. Playoffs end sometime in August. New season starts on Christmas.How can the league possibly restart the season, even in a few weeks, with all these players and employees testing positive. I’m really starting to lean towards a full cancellation.
I guess.I read a piece that I found on my own that refers to health care professionals who make that sort of argument and I can see that as a legit reason to test them.
The ‘it was a private lab’ answer on the other hand is 100% bullshit.
There isn’t shortage of insurance covered tests. There is a shortage of tests period. The fact that rich people can get them is unsurprising but that doesn’t mean that it’s ok.
It is not an outrage that these people are tested. It's not like every rich Hollywood star is getting testing. There's a epidemiological reason for NBA players, especially those that were close to Gobert and Mitchell, get tested.epidemiologic factors that may also help guide decisions about COVID-19 testing. Documented COVID-19 infections in a jurisdiction and known community transmission may contribute to an epidemiologic risk assessment to inform testing decisions.
Current estimate is that it takes 2-6 weeks after you get the virus before you cannot spread it. If they sent every player to a location and started a March madness style tournament (or regular playoffs) either in a month (after testing everyone) or May 1st it could definitely be done. Or they wait til June if they are extra conservative.How can the league possibly restart the season, even in a few weeks, with all these players and employees testing positive. I’m really starting to lean towards a full cancellation.
And what happens when someone tests positive in May/June?Current estimate is that it takes 2-6 weeks after you get the virus before you cannot spread it. If they sent every player to a location and started a March madness style tournament (or regular playoffs) either in a month (after testing everyone) or May 1st it could definitely be done. Or they wait til June if they are extra conservative.
Also, Covid 19 picked the wrong fucking player to infect.
I just want to take a moment out of an otherwise kind of lame day to say that I love you guys. Brilliant work, both of you.Kanter is safe. He doesn't touch anyone.
Dude, it's over. Lucky if they can start in Oct. 2020 (odds less than 50%).Regular season is over. Make the first two rounds of the playoffs best of 5. Last two rounds can stay a best of 7. Playoffs end sometime in August. New season starts on Christmas.
This should work.Regular season is over. Make the first two rounds of the playoffs best of 5. Last two rounds can stay a best of 7. Playoffs end sometime in August. New season starts on Christmas.
Maybe you missed the part (or I didn't properly articulate) where I said all players get moved to one location. Presumably you would quarantine the location (hotel or apartments or whatever it is) with just players and their families. If you do, they shouldn’t be getting sick in May/June if they aren’t around others. I’m sure you could find a few hotels and a stadium that would love the business... and the league would make serious money re-opening while fans are home.And what happens when someone tests positive in May/June?
NBA players are not necessarily representative of the entire population in terms of their social habits, and it's a small and tight enough group that one player contracting it could spread it enough to skew the numbers.Based on how may NBA players have tested positive (wish I knew exactly how many had been tested), extrapolating that percentage to the whole country, how may people are positive for Covid 19 in the US?
I just want to clarify this (I've posted this in a couple other threads) -I read a piece that I found on my own that refers to health care professionals who make that sort of argument and I can see that as a legit reason to test them.
The ‘it was a private lab’ answer on the other hand is 100% bullshit.
There isn’t shortage of insurance covered tests. There is a shortage of tests period. The fact that rich people can get them is unsurprising but that doesn’t mean that it’s ok.
It was 7 players as of this morning.Based on how may NBA players have tested positive (wish I knew exactly how many had been tested), extrapolating that percentage to the whole country, how may people are positive for Covid 19 in the US?
Then why are people talking about scarcity of tests? How do you square these statements with all the reports of people being denied testing?But I wouldn't say running the tests in a private lab is taking away from the broader use at this point.
1) Hard to get CDC-certified kitsThen why are people talking about scarcity of tests? How do you square these statements with all the reports of people being denied testing?
Right, the testing is in short supply and rich people can jump the line.1) Hard to get CDC-certified kits
2) You need a safe lab to perform the tests in so that the technicians don’t get infected
The scarcity is really a labor issue rather than a resource issue. You could buy all the reagents necessary off the shelf for not a ton of money. Sample collection is probably the hardest part.
Or you can pay someone to create one, which hospitals are not allowed to do. Hospitals are constrained by the scarcity of CDC approved test kits. Those kits aren't being given to the rich because the rich aren't going to the hospital ER for testing. If you wanted to use your scarcer resources you could do the same thing. People have explained this to you three times, if you want to get angry at someone, get angry at the CDC.Right, the testing is in short supply and rich people can jump the line.
All 30 teams could be traced to the Nets via playing games against each other within a couple weeks of Rudy Gobert being confirmed positive. I don't think it's wise to draw any broader conclusions from the NBA sample.Based on how may NBA players have tested positive (wish I knew exactly how many had been tested), extrapolating that percentage to the whole country, how may people are positive for Covid 19 in the US?
Celtics played the Jazz on the 6th. If Smart contracted the disease from Gobert, shouldn't he be cleared within the next day or two?I've been speculating this transmission pattern. Someone who attended the Biogen conference in Boston (or was infected by an attendee) passed the virus to Gobert, when the Jazz were in Boston, who passed it to other NBA players.