LeBron James tests positive for COVID, Placed on NBA sick list per NBA rules

TMZ has learned that NBA Star LeBron James has tested positive for COVID-19. Per NBA rules, he will be required to sit out the next 10 days. The team has hired a charter plane to take LeBron James back to Los Angeles.

LeBron James tested positive for COVID-19 this afternoon using a lateral flow test. James was given a follow-up PCR test to confirm the diagnosis. However, that test came back negative. LeBron was then given a third tie-breaker test which came back positive.

James is currently asymptomatic and is fully vaccinated. He previously shied away from encouraging others to get the jab, surprisingly.

“We’re talking about individuals’ bodies,” LeBron said back in September. “We’re not talking about something that’s political, or racism, or police brutality. Things of that nature. We’re talking about people’s bodies and well being.”

“So, I don’t feel like, for me personally, that I should get involved in what other people should do for their bodies and their livelihoods.”