Team waiting on test results before resuming workouts

The Orlando Magic did not reopen team facilities Tuesday for voluntary individual player workouts amid the coronavirus pandemic as they had tentatively planned last week.

The team now plans to reopen Wednesday, but even that is subject to change, according to a team spokesman.

The Magic delayed the works while they wait for COVID-19 test results for players and staff who will be on hand for workouts, according to the spokesman.

The emergence of the pandemic shut down the NBA season March 11, and team facilities closed on March 20.

The NBA gave the OK for teams in markets where stay-at-home or shelterin-place orders were no longer in effect to reopen their facilities on Friday. The other markets were allowed to reopen under

“limited exceptions,” with teams needing authorization from local health officials that robust COVID-19 testing was in place. The league had asked teams not to test asymptomatic players and staff but was willing to grant exceptions in markets where community resources would not be affected as a result.

The Magic received notice last week from Dr. Raul Pino, the health officer of the Orange County Department of Health, that a robust COVID-19 testing program exists locally for healthcare workers and asymptomatic testing is taking place in the county, assuring the Magic they would not be taking away testing resources needed locally.

The Magic then got the OK from the NBA to test players and staff for COVID-19 before starting individual workouts.