Los Angeles (AFP)
Lakers legend Magic Johnson has estimated that if the NBA season starts again despite the coronavirus, matches will be played behind closed doors and players will have no trouble adjusting to empty rooms.
"Basketball will come back, but probably without the public at first. Once we have played a game without the fans in the stands, we adapt to their absence," said Johnson at the American chain CNN Thursday evening .
"We have all played in our life on + outdoor playgrounds without the supporters being there. So the basketball players will adapt, believe me," he insisted.
According to the former leader of the five NBA titles gleaned from the Lakers, the players of the League want to go after this season, with or without an audience.
"If they have a chance to pick up where we left off, they're all in good health and they're all tested, they'll do it to crown a champion. They want to know which team is the best NBA, "said the star, adding that he is" anxious to see if the Lakers can win the championship. "
Magic Johnson, co-owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball club, says a return to professional sports would help the country recover from the coronavirus pandemic, which has so far killed more than 95,000 people worldwide, including 16,600 in the United States. -United.
"We need sport, especially at a time like this. But only if everyone is safe" to practice it, he said.
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