If the announcement made Tuesday by the management of the Brooklyn Nets of four positive cases of Covid-19 in their workforce, including star Kevin Durant, first aroused compassion and the best wishes for recovery, it was also accompanied by some questions. In the front row, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio himself questioned the franchise’s ability to test its entire team so quickly when it is extremely heavy and difficult to achieve. get tested in New York.
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“The tests should not be for the rich but for the sick.”
Bill de Blasio, Mayor of New York
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“We wish them a speedy recovery, but with all due respect, an entire NBA team should not get tested for Covid-19, when there are critically ill patients waiting to be tested. be tested. The tests should not be aimed at the rich but the sick “, De Blasio said in a tweet.
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Asked about this point, NBA spokesman Mike Bass justified this general support by the fact that the players traveled a lot and that they could thus greatly expose the fans in the various rooms. Moreover, it seems that the Nets had recourse directly to a private company to carry out the tests. In total now, there are seven NBA players tested positive for the coronavirus, the first having been the French Rudy Gobert.
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