Here is what has happened over the last couple of weeks in the NBA:JULY 23A week after revealing he had tested positive for coronavirus, Eric Bledsoe has arrived in Orlando and is planning on rejoining the Bucks once he has completed his quarantine. Read more here.JULY 22Russell Westbrook has cleared the NBA’s quarantine protocol after testing positive for the coronavirus, and the superstar is now allowed to join the Houston Rockets at the Walt Disney World Resort’s ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex. Read more here.Lakers reserve guard Alex Caruso opted to not attend his sister's wedding in Texas, according to ESPN's Zach Lowe, and it's because of the various health and safety protocols put into place by the NBA on top of L.A. having great odds to win the title this season. Read more here.While the Pelicans say that Zion Williamson “fully intends to rejoin the team,” there’s still no timetable for his return to the campus. Williamson has been getting tested for the coronavirus on a daily basis while he has been away from the club and continues to return negative results, according to the club. Read more here.Suns star Aron Baynes revealed to Shams Charania of Stadium that he and his immediate family members tested positive for COVID-19. He said his family had "minimal symptoms," but it "put [him] on [his] butt for a good week." He also said he continues to test positive despite feeling better. Read more here.JULY 21San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich has and will continue to don a mask in the Orlando, Fla., bubble so long as the team competes in the NBA restart at the Walt Disney World Resort’s ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex. Being 71 years old puts Popovich at a high risk for severe, potentially even fatal complications should he contract COVID-19. Read more here.Marcus and Markieff Morris did not travel to the NBA’s bubble campus in Orlando earlier this month when most other players did, but the twin brothers are joining their teams in time for the resumption of the season. Marcus was at practice with the Los Angeles Clippers on Tuesday, and he told Marc J. Spears of The Undefeated that Markieff is expected to join the Los Angeles Lakers soon. Read more here.The NBA has moved up its 2020 draft lottery by five days, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic, who reports that the event, previously tentatively scheduled for Aug. 25, will now take place on Thursday, Aug. 20. Read more here.The NBA has confirmed a weekend report, announcing Tuesday in a press release that its 2020 awards will be based on games played through March 11, without this summer’s “seeding games” being taken into account. To ensure that the media members who vote on the awards aren’t influenced at all by the upcoming seeding games, voting will take place from July 21-28, according to the league. Read more here.Clippers starting point guard Patrick Beverley left the NBA’s Orlando campus Tuesday night to deal with “an emergency personal matter,” per Malika Andrews of ESPN. Andrews notes that Beverley plans to rejoin the Clippers for the NBA’s season resumption. Read more here.JULY 20Bucks wing Pat Connaughton revealed that he recently tested positive for the coronavirus and has not yet reported to the NBA’s campus in Orlando. Read more here.Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James admitted he's adjusting to the NBA bubble site in Orlando but that it's been a difficult process. As Ben Golliver of the Washington Post tweeted, the three-time NBA champion commented that "nothing is normal in 2020" while speaking with reporters via a Monday video conference. Read more here.Oklahoma City Thunder center Steven Adams wants fans to know he's handling life in Florida just fine. "Let's be clear: This is not Syria. It's not that hard ... We're living at a bloody resort. Everyone is going to complain, everyone has their own preferences, nothing too serious. Just a bit of dry food here and there," he said. Read more here.One week after Houston Rockets guard Russell Westbrook confirmed via social media that he tested positive for the coronavirus before his scheduled journey to the bubble site of the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Florida, Houston coach Mike D'Antoni told reporters the one-time MVP has traveled to Orlando. Read more here.Indiana Pacers guard Victor Oladipo is expected to take part in the team’s scrimmages later this week, according to head coach Nate McMillan. Originally, he opted out of the restart, citing that recovery as the reason. However, he began to reconsider and has admitted that he is increasingly likely to play after all. Read more here.NBA players have been living inside their bubble campus in Orlando for two weeks now, and the arrangement appears to be limiting the spread of the coronavirus. The NBA announced that zero players out of 346 have tested positive for COVID-19 since the last time test results were shared on July 13. Read more here.JULY 19Rockets coach Mike D'Antoni is providing an update on Russell Westbrook since the star testing positive for COVID-19. Per Mark Berman of Fox 26, D'Antoni said Brodie is "in pretty good shape and has been ramping up." Read more here.JULY 18On Friday, the Magic announced significant layoffs. Former Magic head coach Stan Van Gundy responded to that news with some pointed criticism on Twitter Saturday, saying that the team's owners, the DeVos family, are billionaires and could easily pay those salaries. Read more here.Games will be shorter as NBA teams open the exhibition schedule in a few days, writes Tim Reynolds of the Associated Press. Each team’s first game will have 10-minute quarters, giving players a chance to ease back into competition after a four-month break. Read more here.JULY 17ESPN’s Malika Andrews obtained a copy of a memo the NBA sent to players on Thursday, and it included reminders of several “campus rules.” One of them was to dress appropriately when having room service delivered. Read more here.The NBA has expanded the number of people it is allowing on the Walt Disney World campus, and more changes could be coming in the future, according to Sam Amick and Mike Vorkunov of The Athletic. A memo was sent out this week saying that team governors will be allowed to attend seeding games, and the eight teams not invited to Orlando can send scouts when the season resumes in 13 days. Read more here.James Edwards III of The Athletic reported that "there are whispers in NBA circles that next year’s cap is going to drop to about $109 million." Read more here.Clippers forward Montrezl Harrell left the bubble because of a family emergency, per The Athletic's Shams Charania. As Bleacher Report's Blake Schuster wrote, the 26-year-old will be asked to quarantine for at least four days upon his return. Read more here.JULY 16Zion Williamson has left Orlando to attend to a family matter and is planning to return to the bubble to rejoin the New Orleans Pelicans. Read more here.Dwight Howard revealed that someone called the NBA hotline and told on him, letting the league know that the Lakers center had not been wearing his mask when he was supposed to. Read more here.The NBA has set up a hotline that is meant to allow players and personnel to anonymously report anyone who is not following proper social-distancing protocol. Memphis Grizzlies rookie Ja Morant says he has no interest in turning anyone in. Read more here.Michael Beasley signed with Brooklyn a week ago but tested positive for COVID-19 upon arriving to the Walt Disney World campus and didn’t clear quarantine. As a result, the Nets have decided to sign a substitute player to replace him. Read more here.The NBA has sent a memo to the 22 teams currently preparing for the season’s resumption in Orlando, Fla., to stress how interacting with unauthorized individuals or inviting them onto the Walt Disney World campus is strictly prohibited. Further, the NBA has ordered that each team explicitly address the issue and other associated bubble protocols at its next meeting. Read more here.Bucks star Eric Bledsoe told Chris Haynes of Yahoo that he tested positive for COVID-19 and is currently asymptomatic. Bledsoe has not been in Orlando at all since the Bucks arrived at the bubble, but he told Haynes that he expects to rejoin his teammates once he has cleared all protocols. Read more here.JULY 15Jimmy Butler reportedly got security called on him for dribbling too loud in his hotel room at the Orlando bubble. Chris Haynes reported that during the quarantine period, security received a call complaining about excessive noise. A security guard was able to locate the noise and knocked on the door only to find that it was Butler drenched in sweat, dressed in his full practice gear. Read more here.There has been some concern that the daily coronavirus testing taking place in the NBA’s Walt Disney World — as well as the quick turnaround on those test results — has placed some strain on BioReference Laboratories’ testing capacities for the general public. However, Dr. Jon R. Cohen of BioReference insists to Joe Vardon of The Athletic that that’s not the case. “Our current capacity is somewhere in the vicinity of 50,000 to 70,000 tests a day,” Cohen said. “So the amount of testing we’re doing for the sports franchises is minimal compared to our total number of testing." Read more here.Joe Vardon of The Athletic reports that the NBA has recruited renowned executive chef Shawn Loving to the Walt Disney World Resort campus to make adjustments to the meals provided to players, coaches and team staffs. Loving comes with solid credentials in the NBA world, having served as chef for both Team USA basketball and the Detroit Pistons. Read more here.Victor Oladipo said earlier this month that he was likely going to sit out the resumed NBA season in Orlando out of fear of suffering an injury, but the Indiana Pacers star has had a change of heart. “My body is feeling good,” Oladipo said, via Joe Vardon of The Athletic. “It was hard for me to assess where I was at … with Corona and all of that, I couldn’t really control it. There’s a possibility I could play.” Read more here.Thunder Dennis Schroder explained that he will return home in "three to four weeks" for the birth of the couple's second child. Excused absences, such as childbirth, are permitted as long as the player quarantines for four days upon his return to Orlando and tests negative for the coronavirus for each day he stays off the campus. Read more here.Magic forward James Ennis explained that he tested positive for the coronavirus weeks before he joined teammates in the bubble. Ennis added that he experienced multiple symptoms, including headaches and vomiting. While he said he's feeling better, he admitted he's still working to get back to full fitness and playing shape. Read more here. Playing games in empty arenas will be weird. To enhance the experience, Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle said Wednesday that there will be virtual fans, digital boards and “home team sounds” during Orlando bubble games. Read more here.JULY 14The NBA and NBPA disagree about how Victor Oladipo‘s remaining salary should be handled, assuming he doesn’t play for the Pacers this summer, according to Brian Windhorst of ESPN. The players’ union believes that Oladipo should be paid his remaining salary, which works out to nearly $3M. The league believes the All-Star guard is voluntarily opting out and shouldn’t be paid. Read more here.Kings forward Harrison Barnes confirmed he tested positive for the coronavirus before the team's flight to the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Florida to complete the 2019-20 NBA season. Barnes tweeted he is "primarily asymptomatic" and quarantining as he waits to be cleared to join teammates in Florida. Read more here.Spurs assistant Tim Duncan is staying out of the Orlando bubble. Instead, he is helping oversee LaMarcus Aldridge’s rehab efforts. Read more here.Shams Charania of The Athletic reported on Tuesday that there have been multiple tips placed to the anonymous hotline to inform the NBA of potential violations. Those tips have resulted in players receiving warnings. Read more here.The Brooklyn Nets’ roster appears to have suffered another blow after Michael Beasley tested positive for the coronavirus. According to Shams Charania of The Athletic, Beasley has been sent home by the Nets, and it is unknown if he will be able to play for Brooklyn in Orlando. Read more here.After a delay involving a positive coronavirus test and various travel complications, center Nikola Jokic has reported to the Nuggets at the Walt Disney World campus and has cleared quarantine, the team announced. Although Jokic has gone through his two-day quarantine period, he hasn’t yet been cleared to participate in practice, according to Chris Dempsey of Altitude Sports, who tweets that the big man is still waiting on results from “physical-type testing.” Read more here.JULY 13Rockets guard Russell Westbrook announced that he tested positive for the coronavirus prior to departing for the NBA’s campus in Florida. “I’m currently feeling well, quarantined, and looking forward to rejoining my teammates when I am cleared,” Westbrook wrote in his statement. Read more here.Westbrook's teammate, Rockets forward Bruno Caboclo, inadvertently broke quarantine at the NBA’s Walt Disney World campus and will be required to re-quarantine for another eight days before he resumes team activities, according to Tim MacMahon, Zach Lowe, Malika Andrews and Tim Bontemps of ESPN. Read more here.A league spokesperson confirmed to ESPN’s Nick DePaula on Monday that players will now be allowed to wear their own clothing while walking from the team bus to locker rooms. That is a shift from the previously announced policy, which instructed players to change in their hotel rooms and arrive already in uniform. Read more here.In addition to waiting on star center Nikola Jokic to arrive at the Walt Disney World campus from Serbia, the Nuggets are also currently missing a few other players, according to Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports. League sources tell Haynes that Gary Harris, Michael Porter Jr. and Torrey Craig haven’t made the trip to Disney. Read more here.Kings center Richaun Holmes announced on Twitter that he “briefly and accidentally crossed the NBA campus line” in order to pick up a food delivery following the initial quarantine period. As a result, Holmes is subject to a new 10-day quarantine period — he indicated in his statement that he has eight days left. Read more here.Two out of 322 NBA players tested for the coronavirus at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Florida returned positive results. "Those players never cleared quarantine and have since left the campus to isolate at home or in isolation housing," the NBA announced. Read more here.Some NBA players have readily criticized the league’s “bubble,” but Malcolm Brogdon has expressed support for it, tweeting: "The bubble has been good to me! I know there are so many people risking their health to pull this off and your hard work has not gone unnoticed!" Read more here.JULY 10According to USA Today, NBA players will have the opportunity to exclusively explore the Disney World theme parks after hours. Only select attractions will be available, though it looks like players will be able to ride some of Disneys top coasters including Expedition Everest, Rock "N" Rollercoaster and Test Track. Read more here.New Laker JR Smith says he was told to stop airing complaints about the hotel situation at the NBA bubble in Orlando. He had previously gone on Instagram Live to complain about various issues, such as a small blanket. Read more here.JULY 9Lou Williams said last month that he was contemplating sitting out the resumed NBA season in Orlando to focus on social issues, but it would appear the Los Angeles Clippers star is joining his teammates after all, as he appears to have traveled with the team to Florida. Read more here.Wizards center Thomas Bryant and bench point guard Gary Payton II have tested positive for COVID-19 and did not travel with their team to Orlando. Their availability for the season's resumption is up in the air. Read more here.JULY 8The NBA is set to resume the 2019-20 season later this month at Walt Disney World, but Adam Silver is still worried about the COVID-19 pandemic. The NBA commissioner admitted he won't be surprised if more players or staff members test positive for the virus after traveling to Orlando, Fla., and if they test positive for it after the league's mandatory quarantine period, issues will arise. Silver said any major amount of positive cases inside the Disney World bubble could result in a second shutdown of the season. Read more here.Marcus Smart, who tested positive for COVID-19 in March, believes veterans bear some responsibility in pointing young players in the right direction. “I think the younger guys are going to have some skepticism but I think as veteran guys and other guys on the team, we’ll have to do our part to keep those guys, I guess, in a sense, under control and just understanding that although you might not take it as serious, you’re putting other people at risk and they take it seriously, so you have to respect them.” Read more here.JULY 7Pelicans All-Star Brandon Ingram admits that he is not feeling great about the season actually being completed. "New cases are coming up. Different things are happening. I’m not very confident. But they’ve got us going to Orlando on [Wednesday], so we’ll see," Ingram said. Read more here.Bradley Beal announced that he will not play for the Washington Wizards in Orlando for the resumption of the NBA season due to an injury to his right rotator cuff. Beal will still go to Orlando with the team, but his injury will keep him from actually playing in the games. Read more here.Nets team doctors have decided to have Spencer Dinwiddie sit out of the NBA’s restart, sources tell Shams Charania of The Athletic. The decision is being made out of an “abundance of caution,” Charania adds, as Dinwiddie recently tested positive for the coronavirus. The Brooklyn guard has confirmed the news in a tweet. Read more here.When asked about going to Orlando, Sixers star Joel Embiid said, "I don’t think it’s going to be safe. I know I’m going to do the right thing. I only play video games. I don’t trust those other guys to do the same."It seems that Embiid also called out teammates whom he believes might put the All-Star center in harm’s way. Embiid also talked about how basketball isn’t everything and that health is important. Read more here.Another Nets player is sitting out Orlando. Forward Taurean Prince is also out after testing positive for the coronavirus, per ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski. Read more here.Although Nikola Jokic has recovered from COVID-19 and was able to produce a several negative test results, he still missed his flight to Orlando, per ESPN's Ohm Youngmisuk, who added the Nuggets star can join his team after he produces a pair of negative test results. Read more here.JULY 4The NBA is preparing for the intangible aspects of having players stuck in a bubble for an extended period of time. As such, Brett Martel of the Associated Press reports the league plans to emphasize mental health for players, who will be kept away from their families as they head to Walt Disney World. Read more here.The NBA has released the scrimmage schedule for Orlando, which will take place from July 22-28. Teams will compete in three inter-squad scrimmages during final preparations for the resumption, and the Magic will kick things off against the Clippers. Read more here.Landry Shamet has tested positive for COVID-19, per Shams Charania of The Athletic. As a result, he is unlikely to travel to Orlando this week to join his teammates for workouts. Read more here.Another Heat player has tested positive for the coronavirus, per Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald. At least one Heat staff member also had a positive test, a source tells Jackson. Read more here.JULY 3Gordon Hayward indicated it would it would be a “pretty easy decision” for him to leave Orlando if his wife Robyn were to go into labor in September, which would occur during the postseason as currently scheduled. The Haywards’ plan is to have the baby in Indianapolis, where there’s family to help Robyn with the newborn, especially if the Celtics star elects to return to Orlando to compete with the team in the later rounds of the postseason, if Boston makes it that far. Read more here.Pelicans star JJ Redick said that NBA players have "no comfort level" in traveling to Orlando. Between the pandemic and protests against racial inequality and police brutality, there is a lot going across the nation and the world, and Redick says those issues are on players' minds. Read more here.JULY 2As Bobby Marks of ESPN explains, no teams are currently permitted to make trades, including the bottom eight teams that aren’t participating in the summer resumption in Orlando, Fla. Even though the offseason has begun for those eight non-Orlando clubs (the Warriors, Timberwolves, Cavaliers, Pistons, Hawks, Knicks, Hornets and Bulls), a transaction moratorium remains in place for them following last week’s brief transaction window. The likely outcome is that the league and the players’ union will agree to lift the moratorium once the first round of the playoffs gets underway on Aug. 17. At that point, non-playoff teams — including the six teams in Orlando that don’t make the postseason — would be allowed to make trades, waive players and sign certain players to contract extensions. Read more here.Players won't be socially distant while on the court, which is why Spurs guard DeMar DeRozan believes some of the NBA bubble protocols presented to players are absurd. DeRozan is the latest individual to criticize or mock the Association's guidelines to keep personnel as safe as possible while quarantining and competing in Florida, where uncontrolled virus outbreaks continue to pop up throughout the state. Read more here.The eight teams not invited to Orlando still might have an opportunity to play again this season. ESPN's Jackie MacMullan reports (via Woj) that the NBA is finalizing plans for a second bubble in Chicago that would be for the "Delete Eight" teams. Those clubs would be able too hold mini-training camps and games. Read more here.JULY 1Rockets guard Austin Rivers told Turner Sports' Taylor Rooks that he believes this year's NBA championship should come with an asterisk, calling it "one of the toughest championships ever won." Read more here.Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo echoed Rivers' thoughts, saying, per Sports Insiders' Scott Davis: "This will be the toughest championship you can ever win. The circumstances are really tough right now." Read more here.Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard told reporters (via ESPN's Royce Young) that he believes some of his fellow players could try to bend the league's bubble rules. "My confidence ain't great because you're telling me you're gonna have 22 teams full of players following all the rules? When we have 100 percent freedom, everybody don't follow all the rules," Dame said. Read more here.JUNE 30Three Pelicans players tested positive for COVID-19, Pelicans EVP David Griffin revealed. Griffin did not reveal which players tested positive. Read more here.Commissioner Adam Silver has reiterated that a COVID-19 outbreak within the Orlando bubble could force the league to postpone or cancel the remainder of the season altogether. Read more here.JUNE 26Adam Silver says there will be new features for the bubble game telecasts, including unique camera angles, enhanced game audio and even virtual halftime shows. Read more here.JUNE 25Alex Len is the third Kings player to test positive for COVID-19. In a statement, Len said he underwent testing in Sacramento and immediately isolated. Read more here.Mavericks center Willie Cauley-Stein has decided to sit out of the NBA's resumption as a preventative measure. He and his partner are expecting a baby in July, and he doesn't want to put them at risk for the coronavirus. The Mavs will sign guard Trey Burke to take his place. Read more here.The NBA plans to use law enforcement to ensure player and staff safety. ESPN's Tim Bontemps reported that "local, state and federal law enforcement, plus former special operations forces" will be employed to secure the bubble site and keep NBA personnel safe from any intruders. Read more here.JUNE 24Pacers guard Malcolm Brogdon has tested positive for the coronavirus, reports J. Michael of the Indianapolis Star. Brogdon and other players who test positive will quarantine until they’re symptom-free and considered fully recovered. At that point, they’ll be permitted to travel to Orlando for group workouts and training camps. Read more here.Kings power forward Jabari Parker is the latest NBA player to test positive for COVID-19, which he revealed in a statement through the team. Parker indicated that he had received the news "several days ago" and has been self-isolating at his Chicago home. Read more here.JUNE 23The NBA has offered its assistance to Yale researchers who are studying a saliva-based COVID-19 testing method. The researchers will be testing some NBA players and coaches as a part of the initial testing, with the results of the study expected to be ready by the end of July. Read more here.JUNE 20The date for the 2020 NBA Draft has been set. ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski reports the draft will be on October 16, with early-entry deadline on August 17. The league announced earlier this month that the draft lottery will take place on Aug. 25. The draft was originally scheduled to take place on June 25. Read more here.JUNE 19It appears technology will be aiding the NBA during its resumption. The league plans to give players the option to wear the Oura "smart ring." The device features sensors that keep track of the wearer's health stats, including heart and respiration rates and body temperature. Then, the data the Oura collected is put into an algorithm to predict the onset of COVID-19. Read more here.
Experts spoke in support of rules and fines, likening refusal to wear a mask with traffic violations that put other drivers at risk.There is a “sizable minority” of Americans who are skeptical, Ashish Jha, director of the Harvard Global Health Institute, told USA TODAY – evidenced in part by numerous viral videos showing shoppers flouting mask rules. 
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Brate said he is fully recovered from COVID-19 and encouraged people to donate plasma to help fight the virus in others who contract it. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Cameron Brate (@cambamgram) on Jul 29, 2020 at 6:13am PDT What does that have to do with Brady? Last month, Brady and several Buccaneers teammates got together for workouts despite the NFLPA’s medical director, Dr. Thom Mayer, advising players against it. Brady and his teammates continued to work out together, and Brady posted a quote on Instagram that appeared to be a response to Mayer’s advice. 
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