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Donald Trump wants the sport to return "as soon as possible". And so clearly it has been left to the commissioners of the major leagues at the conference they had this weekend. The President of the United States , a country that has already surpassed 300,000 cases of coronavirus, has urged those responsible for the nation's main competitions to return to the fields "soon."

" I want the fans in the halls and in the stadiums. Whenever possible, but I want them back. They want to see basketball, baseball, footbal, hockey ... They want to see their sports, they want to go out and breathe fresh air," he said. at a press conference at the White House.

Trump did not want to give any date for the return of the competitions, but assured that it will be " sooner than later ."

California Governor Gavin Newson , who has already had a run-in with the president, was more cautious in his remarks when asked about the return of events that Trump had commented on. "We are going to move very carefully on those expectations," explained the head of one of the states with the most teams in the big leagues, including the Lakers, Clippers, Warriors in the NBA, or Rams, Chargers and 49ers in the NFL. .

"Our decision will be determined by the facts, by the health experts, by the capacity that we have at that moment to change the curve and have tests for the community. Right now I am focused on the immediate, and that (the return of sports ) is not something that I can anticipate will happen in a few months, "he concluded.

In that call was also Adam Silver , commissioner of the NBA, the first league that decided to suspend the competition after the positive of Rudy Gobert, player of the Utah Jazz. The head of the basketball league said he wants to restore the competition when "everything is clear", according to information from ESPN.

In closing, and again at the White House, Trump stated that commissioners " cannot do this, " referring to the halt to competitions. "His sports have not been designed for this. The entire concept of nation has not been designed for this. We have to go back, and we will do it soon, very soon."

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