{"id":1080237,"date":"2021-12-03T11:13:30","date_gmt":"2021-12-03T16:13:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1080237"},"modified":"2021-12-03T11:13:32","modified_gmt":"2021-12-03T16:13:32","slug":"lebron-james-tests-negative-for-coronavirus-will-return-friday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lebron-james-tests-negative-for-coronavirus-will-return-friday\/","title":{"rendered":"LeBron James Tests Negative for Coronavirus, Will Return Friday"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Flebron-james-tests-negative-for-coronavirus-will-return-friday%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1080237&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/AP-Photo_Carlos-Osorio-1-640x335-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">LeBron James will return for the Lakers\u2019 Friday night game against the LA Clippers after briefly entering the NBA\u2019s \u201chealth and safety protocols.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, the fully vaccinated LeBron James abruptly skipped out on the Sacramento Kings matchup when he tested positive for the coronavirus. According to current NBA mandates, a player must isolate for ten days if they test positive for the coronavirus.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cAfter that period, a player must undergo a cardiac screening and reconditioning in order to be cleared to return to the court,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/story\/_\/id\/32756620\/lebron-james-health-safety-protocols-tuesday-los-angeles-lakers\">noted<\/a> ESPN. \u201cA player who tests positive could also clear protocol by returning two negative PCR tests within a 24-hour period.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Since Tuesday, James has reportedly submitted eight negative coronavirus tests, sources told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/story\/_\/id\/32773139\/los-angeles-lakers-lebron-james-cleared-return-two-negative-tests\">ESPN<\/a>, clearing him to return. During his brief hiatus, the basketball star lamented about the policies on Twitter:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"6.6526315789474\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Something is REAL \u1f42 \ud83d\udc1f \ud83c\udfa3 \ud83d\udc1f\u1f42 going on<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 LeBron James (@KingJames) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KingJames\/status\/1466153497225617410?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 1, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>James\u2019 tweet echoes a similar sentiment expressed by Tesla CEO Elon Musk in 2020 when he took multiple coronavirus tests and received different results.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSomething extremely bogus is going on. Was tested for covid four times today. Two tests came back negative, two came back positive. Same machine, same test, same nurse. Rapid antigen test from BD,\u201d tweeted Musk.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"11.15\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Something extremely bogus is going on. Was tested for covid four times today. Two tests came back negative, two came back positive. Same machine, same test, same nurse. Rapid antigen test from BD.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1327125840040169472?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 13, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Hoping to clear up any confusion, the NBA released a statement on Thursday explaining how the events unfolded with LeBron James, explaining that his two negative PCR tests were 24 hours apart, clearing him of any hazardous potential.<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"22\">\n<p>Following two negative PCR tests conducted more than 24 hours apart, Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James has cleared the NBA\u2019s Health &amp; Safety Protocols.<\/p>\n<p>James was originally placed in the Protocols on Tuesday, November 30 after a series of tests delivered conflicting results, including an initial positive test that was collected on November 29. Additional testing confirmed that he is not a positive case.<\/p>\n<p>In accordance with the Protocols, and the consistent testing practice that has been in place since the 2019-20 Season Restart in Orlando, the sample that produced the initial positive test was re-run twice and returned one negative and one positive result on two different PCR instruments. As a result, James underwent additional testing on November 30, with one test returning a negative result and a second test resulting in a clinically inconclusive result.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Despite James\u2019 absence at the game on Tuesday, the Lakers beat the Kings handily, 117 \u2013 92.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>This past September, LeBron claimed he was vaccinated from the coronavirus; however, as the&nbsp;<em>New York Times<\/em>&nbsp;<a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/09\/28\/sports\/basketball\/lebron-james-covid-vaccine.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">noted<\/a>&nbsp;at the time, he previously evaded several questions about his vaccination status and did not say which vaccine he received or the exact number of shots.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think everyone has their own choice to do what they feel is right for themselves and their family,\u201d&nbsp;James&nbsp;<a class=\"x5l\" title href=\"https:\/\/archive.md\/o\/GE225\/https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/10\/14\/business\/lebron-james-springhill-redbird.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">said<\/a>. \u201cI know that I was very skeptical about it all, but after doing my research and things of that nature, I felt like it was best suited for not only me but for my family and my friends, and that\u2019s why I decided to do it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>James also said he would not use his massive platform to promote the vaccines.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re talking about individuals\u2019 bodies,\u201d he said. \u201cWe\u2019re not talking about something that\u2019s political or racism or police brutality and things of that nature.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo I don\u2019t feel like for me personally that I should get involved in what other people should do for their bodies and their livelihoods,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LeBron James will return for the Lakers\u2019 Friday night game against the LA Clippers after briefly entering the NBA\u2019s \u201chealth and safety protocols.\u201d On Tuesday, the fully vaccinated LeBron James &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":32,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1080237","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1080237","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/32"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1080237"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1080237\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1080237"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1080237"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1080237"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}