Kevin Durant 1 Of 4 Nets Players With Coronavirus: Report

BROOKLYN, NY — Kevin Durant is one four Brooklyn Nets players to test positive for the new coronavirus, according to the website The Athletic.

"Everyone be careful, take care of yourself and quarantine," Durant told the Athletic. "We're going to get through this."

Kevin Durant tested positive for coronavirus, Durant tells @TheAthleticNBA @Stadium. Durant says he is feeling fine: "Everyone be careful, take care of yourself and quarantine. We're going to get through this."
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) March 17, 2020

Earlier on Tuesday, the Brooklyn Nets announced that four players on the team have tested positive for the new coronavirus. Although, the Nets did not identify which players had tested positive.

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Of the four players, one is exhibiting symptoms and all the infected players are isolated and undergoing medical care from team physicians.

Sources told ESPN'S Adrian Wojnarowski that the player experiencing symptoms woke up Tuesday with some aches.

The Nets announce that four players tested positive for COVID-19 pic.twitter.com/S0kAztSG8g
— Malika Andrews (@malika_andrews) March 17, 2020

"The organization is currently notifying anyone who has had known contact with the players, including recent opponents, and is working closely with state and local health authorities on reporting," the Brooklyn Nets said in a news release.

The four players on the Nets now join the Utah Jazz's Rudy Gobert and Donovan Mitchell, along with the Detroit Pistons' Christian Wood as the seven confirmed coronavirus cases in the NBA.

The Los Angeles Lakers are now set to get tested on Wednesday after leaning about the positive tests in the Brooklyn Nets organization, the Lakers were the last team the Nets played before the season got suspended.

The league suspended its season on March 11 after Gobert was confirmed to have the virus.

There are 814 cases of the coronavirus in New York City as of Tuesday afternoon, of which 157 are in Brooklyn.

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