• Four players on the Brooklyn Nets – including superstar Kevin Durant – have tested positive for coronavirus, according to a Tuesday afternoon release from the team.
  • The Nets last hit the hardwood when they took down the Los Angeles Lakers at the Staples Center on March 10, which wound up becoming the penultimate day of the season.
  • It’s unclear whether or not Lakers players – including All-Stars LeBron James and Anthony Davis – have been tested for the virus.
  • The news comes mere days after Utah Jazz star Rudy Gobert received a positive diagnosis Wednesday night, prompting the league to suspend its season.
  • Gobert’s teammate, Donovan Mitchell, and Detroit Pistons big man Christian Wood both subsequently tested positive as well.
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Four players on the Brooklyn Nets – including superstar Kevin Durant – have tested positive for the coronavirus,

But beyond the immediate ramifications for Durant and his infected teammates, the positive tests could be a sign that more diagnoses for NBA players could be coming down the pipeline.

The Nets last hit the hardwood on Tuesday, March 10, when they played LeBron James, Anthony Davis, and the rest of the Los Angeles Lakers at the Staples Center. If Brooklyn’s infected players were already carrying the virus prior to tipoff, it’s possible they inadvertently spread the illness to their opponents through close contact during the game.

A statement released by the team Tuesday afternoon noted that while four players tested positive for coronavirus, only one has exhibited symptoms to this point. Still, all four players – including Durant – have been placed in quarantine while under the care of team physicians, and the rest of the franchise’s travel party has been asked to remain in isolation so as not to further spread the virus.

The Nets' diagnoses come less than a week after the league's decision to suspend the remainder of its season in the wake of its first player diagnosis. On the evening of March 11 - less than 24 hours after Brooklyn's matchup against the Lakers - Utah Jazz star Rudy Gobert tested positive for coronavirus, sending the league and the entire sports world into a tailspin.

The following day, Gobert's teammate - Donovan Mitchell - also tested positive, and soon after Detroit Pistons big man Christian Wood became the league's third player with a confirmed diagnosis.

Whether or not James, Davis, and the rest of their Los Angeles teammates have been tested for coronavirus remains to be seen. While they're likely candidates for testing, test kits are in short supply, so not every franchise has commenced testing at this point.

The Lakers did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.