As baseball continues to wobble across the high wire and the NFL begins climbing up the same ladder, the NBA, NHL and MLS situations have all stabilized. Their waters are calm, at least for now.
The bubbles are working.
The NBA announced no new positive COVID-19 tests among its players again last week, the second such week with no new confirmed cases. There are about 1,500 people within the NBA’s bubble, but the league is only confirming test results of its players. The last time the league announced a confirmed positive test was July 13.
Similarly, the NHL announced no new confirmed positive tests among its 800 players last week. The NHL’s last confirmed positive player test occurred on or before July 17.
MLS, like the NBA, is housing its bubble in Florida, which has endured COVID-19 spikes in recent weeks. Yet MLS has not had a confirmed positive test among its players since July 13.
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