Interrupted last week due to coronavirus, the NBA could remain on pause a little longer than expected. The boss of the League, Adam Silver, had estimated Thursday at least 30 days the duration of the cut. But it could be that he underestimated the magnitude of the thing.
Thus, according to the new recommendation of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for which events involving 50 or more people in the United States should be canceled or postponed by eight weeks. "Large events and mass gatherings can contribute to the spread of Covid-19 in the United States via travelers who attend these events and introduce the virus into new communities," the agency said on its website.
"Examples of major events and mass gatherings include conferences, festivals, parades, concerts, sporting events, weddings and other types of assemblies," she added.
259 regular season games left
If the NBA, which is committed to continue "to coordinate (its) efforts with experts in infectious diseases and public health", follows this recommendation, it is not in one but two months at best that the matches could resume. This would imply a reorganization of the calendar, or even its upheaval, depending on whether the remaining 259 regular season games are all maintained or not, before play-offs leading to the finals in the middle of the summer.
Sport
Coronavirus: “I feel better and better”… Rudy Gobert wants to be reassuring about his condition
- United States
- Sport
- NBA
- Coronavirus