Editor’s note: The original version of this story reported the Senators used the same dressing room as the Nets at Staples Center. That has been corrected.



Hockey has its first case of COVID-19. And it might have come by way of the NBA.



An unnamed Ottawa Senators player tested positive for the virus, the team said in a release late Tuesday night. That player is experiencing mild symptoms and is now in isolation.



It is believed that multiple Senators players are ill and awaiting test results to determine how many have been infected.



Deputy commissioner Bill Daly told Pierre LeBrun and Scott Burnside Wednesday morning that he received a call from the Senators’ team doctor around 9 p.m. Tuesday night with the news.



“From our perspective, as we indicated in the release as we hit the pause button on the season, the virus’ impact on our community was inevitable to a certain extent so it was only a matter of time until...