NBA referee tests negative for coronavirus – report

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NBA referee tests negative for coronavirus – report
NBA referee Courtney Kirkland had to be tested after officiating a game of the Utah Jazz, whose center Rudy Gobert contracted coronavirus

NEW YORK, USA – NBA referee Courtney Kirkland has been cleared by doctors to depart Sacramento after coronavirus test results returned negative, ESPN reported Sunday, March 15.

Kirkland, who has officiated more than 1,200 games in 20 seasons as a league referee, has been cleared to resume all activity without restrictions, according to the report on the sports network’s website, citing unnamed sources.

The news comes 4 days after Kirkland had been scheduled to officiate the Sacramento Kings’ home game against the New Orleans Pelicans.

But the contest was postponed minutes before tipoff because Kirkland had also worked the Utah Jazz-Toronto Raptors game on Monday in Salt Lake City.

The move was made in the wake of Jazz All-Star center Rudy Gobert testing positive for the virus just before a scheduled game on Wednesday.

Another Jazz player, Donovan Mitchell, also tested positive for coronavirus.

Kirkland, 45, was tested on Thursday and isolated himself until receiving the results.

NBA commissioner Adam Silver put the league season on indefinite hiatus after Gobert tested positive, a move that was followed by every major US sports organization over the next two days. – Rappler.com

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