Report: NBA official Courtney Kirkland tests negative for COVID-19
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NBA referee Courtney Kirkland has tested negative for the coronavirus and is now cleared to partake in all activities without restrictions, ESPN's Eric Woodyard reports.
Kirkland was scheduled to officiate Wednesday's game between the Sacramento Kings and New Orleans Pelicans, but the contest was ultimately postponed because he had previously been in close contact with Rudy Gobert, who tested positive for COVID-19, during Monday's Raptors-Jazz game.
The 45-year-old had been isolated in Sacramento since Thursday.
Kirkland has been an NBA official for two decades and has presided over more than 1,200 regular-season games.
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