The Cleveland Cavaliers are the latest team to be hit with a COVID outbreak.
According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the Cavs had five players test positive on Sunday morning and the NBA postponed their game against the Atlanta Hawks on Sunday night.
The Cavs, winners of six straight, had already placed Evan Mobley and Isaac Okoro into COVID protocols before Saturday’s win over the Milwaukee Bucks.
Meanwhile, the Hawks would have been without All-Star Trae Young as he also tested positive for the virus.
The Hawks do not have any other players in the protocol but Young is a significant loss. He is averaging 27.3 points per game, second in the NBA, and is third in the league with 9.3 assists per game.
The NBA’s health and safety protocols require two negative tests 24 hours apart in order for a player to exit them.
The league has already had to postpone a handful of games due to COVID outbreaks as cases spike among vaccinated and unvaccinated individuals across the country.
The NHL and NFL are also dealing with COVID outbreaks in their respective leagues, including the Cleveland Browns, who had their game against the Las Vegas Raiders postponed on Saturday and moved to Tuesday in order to allow more time for players to test negative and return.
