48 NBA Players Test Positive for COVID-19 br as 2020-21 Season Prepares to Kick off.br On Dec. 2, the NBA and National Basketballbr Players Association released a joint statement regardingbr recent COVID-19 testing in the league.br Out of 546 players that were testedbr for COVID-19 from Nov. 24 tobr Nov. 30, 48 tested positive. .br All coronavirus-positive players have beenbr instructed to quarantine in their team’s citybr until they are “cleared” to leave. .br These results are a part of the league’s initialbr round of player testing, as the 2020-21 regularbr season is slated to begin on Dec. 22. .br Individual workouts officially beganbr on Dec. 1, with the first preseasonbr games scheduled for Dec. 11. .br The NBA’s 2020-21 season will not operatebr in a bubble environment, even though it wasbr highly successful for the previous season.br In the bubble, the league was able to finishbr its season without any players, coaches orbr staff members testing positive for COVID-19. .br On the flip side, the NFL’s bubble-less 2020br season has seen many players sidelined andbr games rescheduled because of COVID-19.