Author: Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY

Dallas Mavericks’ Mark Cuban has been the NBA’s most vocal owner during the coronavirus pandemic.

Former NBA player Jason Collins tested positive for the novel coronavirus. He believes he caught COVID-19 while at Barclays Center.

Select NBA players are being tested for the coronavirus, often through private labs, opening the league up to criticism during a national crisis.

Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart confirmed Thursday on Twitter he is the Boston Celtics player who tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19).

The two NBA teams acknowledged they used private facilities to test players and staff and explained why they did in statements released on Wednesday.

The CDC recommendation against gatherings of 50 or more for the next two months complicates any potential plans of a return, but the NBA has options.

Christian Wood becomes the third NBA player to test positive for coronavirus, including Utah’s Rudy Gobert and Donovan Mitchell.

Jazz center Rudy Gobert, first NBA player to test positive for coronavirus, to give more than $500,000 for arena employee fund, other relief services.

While there is a national shortage of COVID-19 test kits, the answer to how 58 people were tested is simpler than NBA using its financial resources.

The commissioner said he made a split-second decision to suspend, not cancel the season after learning Rudy Gobert had tested positive for COVID-19.