How the NBA plans to manage unvaccinated players this season

Unvaccinated NBA players will be required to undergo daily COVID-19 testing prior to entering team facilities this season, in addition to lab-based testing on game day, according to a memo stating guidelines that league officials are finalizing with its players' union. 

The professional basketball league sent a draft of the guidelines to teams Tuesday, and the document spells out the many safety rules unvaccinated players will have to abide by before games and at practice, ESPN first reported. All told, the not-yet-approved guidelines closely match COVID-19 restrictions that were placed on all team members last season, during the height of the pandemic and prior to the availability of a vaccine.

Unvaccinated players won't be able to dine with vaccinated teammates, and will be given lockers as distant as possible from other players, according to the draft guidelines, which were also obtained by CBS News.