The people from the Jazz or connected to the Jazz were tested because it was a 'public health decision' based on direct contact with the player — Rudy Gobert — who had tested positive, an Oklahoma State Department of Health official told usatodaysports.
The decision to test the Toronto Raptors — one of the teams that had recently played the Jazz — was made by public health officials in Toronto with testing directed by those health officials, a person with knowledge of the situation told USA TODAY Sports.
Rishi Desai is the chief medical officer and pediatric infectious disease physician for Osmosis, a digital platform for learning medicine and the health sciences. He also used to work for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as an epidemic intelligence service officer investigating disease outbreaks.
That’s exactly what officials in Oklahoma did after Gobert tested positive. They wanted to know who had the virus and the potential for it to spread. Two hundred and fifty COVID-19 test kits remain available in Oklahoma, according to The Oklahoman, which cites epidemiologist Laurence Burnsed. While that doesn’t guarantee testing, it ensures teams are prepared to deal with the right people when time is of the essence. Also, many NBA teams have relationships with local hospitals and medical schools.
But a person familiar with the situation told USA TODAY Sports the team would be in position to test personnel. The person requested anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly about the sensitive nature of the testing.
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