Golden State Warriors: Stephen Curry was first NBA player tested for COVID-19

Stephen Curry was battling the flu just a few days prior to the league being suspended for coronavirus, and it turns out he was actually tested for COVID-19.

The Golden State Warriors were scheduled to play the Brooklyn Nets at home in a game that would’ve changed the history of the NBA. Without fans, the Warriors-Nets game was postponed, but superstar Stephen Curry was likely sidelined anyway.

The NBA is now suspended.

That said, while initially many thought Rudy Gobert was the first player tested as his downplaying of the situation backfield and he became one of the few with the virus, according to SF Gate, it was Warriors’ Stephen Curry.

Curry was tested on March 10, prior to their game with the Philadelphia 76ers. There was one game, against the Los Angeles Clippers which Curry sat, listed as out with the flu, between the Sixers and Nets matchups.

Now changed forever, the NBA has seen a handful of players show positive tests for COVID-19. Kevin Durant the most popular of those that have been diagnosed with it, but players like Gobert and Donovan Mitchell have also been hit with it.

Thankfully, Stephen Curry’s tests came back negative; it was truly just the flu for the superstar guard.

However, the season could be lost as the virus has spread throughout the United States like wildfire while the brutal economic impact is also paralyzing the nation. The league has been optimistic about saving the season and continuing it when it allowed.

While the Warriors might not care too much given that they were already out of playoff contention, NBA teams like the Los Angeles Lakers and Milwaukee Bucks had made considerable strides towards winning the 2020 NBA Championship.

That said, the Warriors and superstar Stephen Curry are expected to be one of the league’s best teams next season.