Two Phoenix Suns players have tested positive for coronavirus, sources have informed The Arizona Republic.
The positive tests led to Suns temporarily shutting down voluntary workouts at Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum, sources say.
Mikal Bridges, Elie Okobo, Frank Kaminsky III, Dario Saric, Jevon Carter, Aron Baynes, Jalen Lecque and Cheick Diallo have participated in them based on a video the team posted earlier this month in their "Don't Sleep on Basketball" series.
The players were having workouts at the arena Tuesday morning.
There has been a notable increase in COVID-19 cases in Arizona.
The Republic reported Monday that according to state data, more than 1,000 new cases have been reported on each of the past 13 days, with more than 2,000 new cases reported on each of the past five days.
Mandatory testing is scheduled to begin Tuesday for NBA players and essential staff members of each team. Phoenix's third-leading scorer, Kelly Oubre Jr., has opted not to play due to injury as he had knee surgery March 3.
Players have until Wednesday to notify teams that they're not participating in the season resumption, according to The Athletic.
Phoenix is one of 22 teams set to participate in the restart of the 2019-20 season beginning July 31 in Orlando. The season has been shut down since March 11 after Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert tested positive for the virus.
The league is scheduled to have eight regular-season games before having the playoffs. The Suns (26-39) are six games out of the eighth and final playoff spot in the Western Conference held by Memphis, but can force a play-in tournament if they finish four games or fewer within the eighth-place team.
The Suns would then have to win two straight over the eighth-place team to make the playoffs. Any loss in the play-in and Phoenix's season would be over.
Phoenix hasn't made the playoffs since 2010, but has won more games this season than in each of its previous five seasons.
