Tag: Coronavirus

Cam Newton tests positive for COVID-19

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From Michael Baca of nfl.com : New England Patriots quarterback Cam Newton has tested positive for COVID-19 and has been placed on the reserve/COVID list on Saturday, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport and NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero reported. Newton has been ruled out for Sunday’s game vs. the Chiefs. Rapoport adds that this is an isolated case, as of right now. Patriots players were alerted this morning to come in and get a POC test because a player had tested positive. The immediate results sho67yw no more positives, according to Rapoport, but…

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Patrick Ewing home from hospital

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NBA great and current Georgetown head basketball coach Patrick Ewing has returned home from the hospital after testing positive for COVID-19 last week. Ewing’s son and namesake, Patrick Ewing, Jr. made the announcement Monday on Twitter. The elder Ewing revealed Friday evening that he tested positive for the coronavirus. We at sneakershoptalk.com are certainly glad to hear that Ewing is now out of the hospital and wish him a continual and speedy recovery.

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Some NBA practice facilities will re-open May 1

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From Bleacher Report: The NBA is reportedly set to allow some of its teams to open practice facilities to players beginning May 1. According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the teams that will be allowed to open the facilities will be those located in cities and states that have eased their stay-at-home orders. Wojnarowski added that the facilities will open for individual workouts on a voluntary basis. However, group workouts will still be prohibited. The NBA also reportedly plans to work with teams in markets more heavily impacted by the coronavirus to come up with…

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Marcus Smart cleared of COVID-19

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Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart has been given a clean bill of health. Smart revealed the diagnosis in a tweet on Sunday. Back on March 19, Smart revealed that he had tested positive for the coronavirus. This bit of good news comes on the heels of the Utah Jazz announcing Rudy Gobert, Donovan Mitchell and personnel were coronavirus-free.

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