The NBA said Wednesday that public health concerns drove decisions by multiple teams to administer coronavirus tests to asymptomatic players, a trend which has drawn increasing criticism in recent days due to the scarcity of testing kits. RELATED: CoronavirusNOW.com, FOX launches national hub for COVID-19 news and updates. “Public health authorities and team doctors have been concerned that, given NBA players’ direct contact with each other and close interactions with the general public, in addition to their frequent travel, they could accelerate the spread of the virus,” NBA spokesman Mike Bass told ESPN. “Following two players testing positive last week, others were tested and five additional players tested positive.” A total of seven NBA