The coronavirus outbreak continues to impact the NBA on an astronomical scale, with results from medical reports taken earlier in the week revealing even more positive COVID-19 tests. The latest franchises to be hit with the pandemic now include the Los Angeles Lakers, Philadelphia 76ers and Boston Celtics.

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Celtics star Marcus Smart, seen above in a photo taken just nine days ago playing against the Indiana Pacers at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, revealed not too long ago that he tested positive for coronavirus. In his video announcement posted by TMZ, Smart says he feels fine and isn’t exhibiting any of the symptoms associated with COVID-19 infection. Moving over to the Lakers, it’s just been confirmed by various outlets that two unidentified players tested positive and also that a handful of players haven’t even gone under evaluation yet. The 76ers also reported that three members within the organization contracted coronavirus, although it’s unsure if that minor group includes players, coaches, employees throughout the franchise or a combination of each. All those confirmed have reportedly been practicing self isolation and are urging everyone to do the same regardless of if they’ve contracted the virus or not.

Again, please stay safe everyone. The number of positive coronavirus cases have been steadily rising by the day, making it more important than ever to practice self distancing as much as possible.

Even though the world as a whole should definitely be taking the current coronavirus outbreak very seriously, it now looks like Californians should be taking extreme precaution after a new report was released stating about 56% of the state’s population could be infected with COVID-19 over the next two months.

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Reported earlier today by various news outlets, Governor of California Gavin Newsom issued a letter to President Donald Trump yesterday (March 18) that shared his findings from the state’s health officials. The letter also requested that Trump send the largest hospital ship in the world, the Navy’s USNS Mercy, to dock on the California coast as support for pharmacists and additional diagnostic equipment. 

Here’s a further breakdown of the situation from a spokesperson for Newsom, ABC 7:

A spokesperson for the governor said the projection shows why it’s so critical that Californians take action to slow the spread of the disease – and those mitigation efforts aren’t taken into account in those numbers. The spokesperson added that the state is deploying every resource at its disposal to meet this challenge and is continuing to ask for the federal government’s assistance in this fight.

The governor is working closely with Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti to protect the state’s homeless population from the virus, particularly the most vulnerable with pre-existing conditions.

Homeless people everywhere have definitely been on the minds of many, especially given the fact that they could be the most heavily affected due to a variety of pre-existing conditions as mentioned above. ABC 7 also reports that LA and the American Red Cross are coming together to help provide 6,000 beds to those in dire need at 42 recreation centers. 

We’ll try to keep you all updated as much as possible on the coronavirus pandemic, but please stay safe, healthy and sanitized indoors as much as you can as things slowly get back to normal.

This coronavirus outbreak is getting real, people! 

Following the recent report that Kevin Durant was one of the Brooklyn Nets players that contracted COVID-19, another superstar name has now been thrown on the list of possible people at risk of catching it next, and it's probably one of the biggest ones so far.

It looks like hip-hop's golden boy Drake — yes, "DRAKE?!" — might have been exposed to coronavirus directly after he was seen hanging with Durant just a few days ago in Los Angeles. The last photo Drake posted on Instagram alongside Kevin Durant (seen above) pretty much proves that to be a fact, and with that another name has been thrown in for added drama as well: LeBron James. Drizzy just so happened to be hanging out court side with LeBron at his son Bronny James' Sierra Canyon game against Harvard-Westlake, and as you can imagine this opens up a whole new level to the outbreak. If the 6 God actually did contract the virus, this could be the case that sees everything getting way more out of hand than it already has. We can't say this enough, but please stay healthy out there by taking the social distancing movement seriously!

Of course, social media already got started with opinions. Take a look below at just some of the reactions to Drake possibly catching coronavirus from Kevin Durant:

Quavo was unfortunately forced to cancel his third annual Huncho Day on the Nawf football event, under the advisement of health professionals in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak. As coronavirus continues to impact virtually every event and public space worldwide, Quavo’s Huncho Day has also fallen victim to the threat of COVID-19. On Thursday, the Migo shared an official message on his Instagram, informing his fans and prospective Huncho Day attendees that the special football event had to be cancelled due to the now-pandemic status of coronavirus. 

“Due to the Coronavirus being declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO); along with public and government concern regarding crowd gatherings, we will be cancelling the 3rd Annual Huncho Day on the Nawf on April 5, 2020,” the message reads. “We are disappointed, but feel strongly about doing our part to keep people safe and this virus contained. Thanks for your support and understanding. Please make sure you’re taking the necessary steps to take care of yourself and your family.” The announcement was signed by Quavo himself, who wrote in the caption, “HUNCHO DAY 2020 CANCELLED. Stay Safe Everybody. God Bless You All”

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Quavo launched Huncho Day back in 2018 in an effort to give back to his high school alma mater, Berkmar High School. The event comprises of a carnival for families, a football camp for kids, and a star-studded game of flag football. Past years have seen celebrities like 21 Savage, Offset, Lil Yachty, 2 Chainz, YFN Lucci take the field to toss the old pigskin around, and last year, former 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick even made an appearance. The event will surely be missed this year by all those who planned to attend.

Safaree Samuels does not trust the government, especially when it comes to the hysteria surrounding an epidemic like the coronavirus. As the deadly disease spreads rapidly and more and more cases are confirmed each day, folks are taking serious precautions when it comes to protecting their health. The country of Italy has been shut down, major events around the world have been cancelled, and thousands have been quarantined.

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However, not everyone thinks that the public is getting all the information necessary about the virus. Safaree took to Twitter to start a dialogue about the fear that has been instilled into civilians about contracting coronavirus. The rapper and reality star noted that folks should not let the viral epidemic control their whole lives.

Elon Musk is not on board with instilling fear into the public about the coronavirus, calling the whole panic surrounding the outbreak "dumb." Health experts and government officials have been urging the public to take the appropriate measures to prevent furthering the spread of the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, as there are now 105,518 confirmed cases of the virus worldwide across 97 countries and territories. More than 3,500 deaths have occurred, and thousands of people have been quarantined. As a result, tons of major events like festivals, concerts, and film premieres have been cancelled.

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However, Elon Musk seems to believe that we shouldn't be so concerned about the deadly disease. On Friday, the Tesla CEO denounced the public hysteria surrounding the epidemic  Twitter, writing, "The coronavirus panic is dumb."

The current Coronavirus epidemic has been affecting pretty much every aspect of our lives, whether it be the way we groom our facial hair, what beers we drink — yes, people are scared to drink Corona — and most definitely how we travel as Summer Walker made evidently clear earlier today. However, fans of the hit reality competition series The Amazing Race will have to suffer too, as  production on Season 33 has been halted by CBS for safety reasons.

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Coronavirus worries are at an all-time high recently after a new strand, COVID-19, has been spreading worldwide, as a passenger just this morning was trying to fend off with a mask (seen above) after arriving to Mexico City from a flight coming from South Korea. Variety is exclusively reporting that although the virus hasn’t made anyone sick on the show so far, CBS is halting production as a cautionary move. A spokesperson for CBS told Variety, “All contestants and production staff are in the process of returning home.” The statement went on to add, “At this time, no Racers or anyone on the production team traveling with them have contracted the virus, or shown symptoms, and we are not aware of anyone being exposed to it. Out of an abundance of caution, everyone involved in the show will continue to be monitored when they return home. The health and well-being of the Racers and the production team are our top priorities.”

Season 33 of The Amazing Race was only a few weeks into production and hadn’t even been announced yet, with only three episodes filmed so far. Ironically enough, this wasn’t even the season scheduled to premiere anytime soon; Season 32, which has already been filmed, is the most current season scheduled to broadcast. A similar fate happened on the set of Mission Impossible 7 along with other films in production around the world.

As of now, a new date to start production on The Amazing Race has not been announced, nor has a premiere date for Season 32. Stay safe out there, y’all.