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NBA Games being Postponed Due To COVID...Another NBA Shutdown-Pause Looming?
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SI https://www.si.com/nba/2021/01/12/nba-announces-coronavirus-protocols-wave-absences
ESPN https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/30693115/sources-game-dallas-mavericks-new-orleans-pelicans-due-covid-issues
Yahoo https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/nba-players-association-agree-to-new-covid-19-health-and-safety-protocols-203325650.html
CBS Sports https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/nba-covid-19-concerns-hawks-at-suns-magic-at-celtics-and-jazz-at-wizards-among-wednesday-games-postponed/
USAToday https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nba/columnist/jeff-zillgitt/2021/01/11/nba-season-covid-pandemic-postponed-games-expected/6621066002/
HoopsRumors https://www.hoopsrumors.com/2021/01/two-more-nba-games-postponed.html
Health and safety protocols have forced a pair of Friday games to be postponed, the NBA announced in a press release. The game between the Wizards and Pistons in Detroit and the contest between the Warriors and Suns in Phoenix have both been called off.
“Because of ongoing contact tracing within the Wizards and Suns, the teams will not have the league-required eight available players to proceed with Friday night’s games,” the league stated.
Washington and Phoenix, which played each other Monday, both had games postponed tonight for the same reason. The Wizards were scheduled to host the Jazz, while the Suns had a home game with the Hawks.
The latest postponements bring the total to nine for the season, with eight of those coming since Sunday. This marks the first time the league has postponed a game two days in advance.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wG8b83tBPc8
The Jump: The NBA Introduces New COVID-19 Protocols
ESPN https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/30693115/sources-game-dallas-mavericks-new-orleans-pelicans-due-covid-issues
Yahoo https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/nba-players-association-agree-to-new-covid-19-health-and-safety-protocols-203325650.html
CBS Sports https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/nba-covid-19-concerns-hawks-at-suns-magic-at-celtics-and-jazz-at-wizards-among-wednesday-games-postponed/
USAToday https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nba/columnist/jeff-zillgitt/2021/01/11/nba-season-covid-pandemic-postponed-games-expected/6621066002/
HoopsRumors https://www.hoopsrumors.com/2021/01/two-more-nba-games-postponed.html
Health and safety protocols have forced a pair of Friday games to be postponed, the NBA announced in a press release. The game between the Wizards and Pistons in Detroit and the contest between the Warriors and Suns in Phoenix have both been called off.
“Because of ongoing contact tracing within the Wizards and Suns, the teams will not have the league-required eight available players to proceed with Friday night’s games,” the league stated.
Washington and Phoenix, which played each other Monday, both had games postponed tonight for the same reason. The Wizards were scheduled to host the Jazz, while the Suns had a home game with the Hawks.
The latest postponements bring the total to nine for the season, with eight of those coming since Sunday. This marks the first time the league has postponed a game two days in advance.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wG8b83tBPc8The Jump: The NBA Introduces New COVID-19 Protocols
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On a side note. Has there been an athlete worldwide who has died from this?
Thousands of cases around the world and no deaths as far as I know. Heck, most of the nba cases are asymptomatic ones.
All the more reasons to not live the life of a fat turd.
NBA won’t pause anything unless somebody dies or gets critically ill while a big increase in cases happens
KAT who lost 7 relatives to COVID including his mother now has it https://www.canishoopus.com/2021/1/15/22233938/karl-anthony-towns-tests-positive-for-covid-19-game-postponed
Kyrie Irving also fined 50,000 for violating COVID protocols off of the court and lost $800,000 plus in game money https://www.netsdaily.com/2021/1/15/22232951/kyrie-irving-gets-fined-loses-salary-for-birthday-party-can-return-saturday
NBA players not happy with NBA's new restrictive COVID protocols https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2926727-its-not-on-solid-ground-nba-players-coaches-vent-over-new-restrictions
Or are you just hiding behind your keyboard linking articles to indirectly convey your point?
I like the fact that many NBA athletes take a stand on current social issues in America that affect communities all across the Nation.
I find it very believable that many professional athletes in Americas Big 4 sports (NBA, NFL, NHL, MLB) are coddled within their profession.
That now makes 14 NBA games postponed with the number of players missing games due to the NBA's health and safety COVID protocols steadily rising as each week passes.
NBA GAMES POSTPONED (14)
Dec. 23: Oklahoma City Thunder at Houston Rockets
Jan. 10: Miami Heat at Boston Celtics
Jan. 11: New Orleans Pelicans at Dallas Mavericks
Jan. 12: Boston Celtics at Chicago Bulls
Jan. 13: Utah Jazz at Washington Wizards
Jan. 13: Orlando Magic at Boston Celtics
Jan. 13: Atlanta Hawks at Phoenix Suns
Jan. 15: Washington Wizards at Detroit Pistons
Jan. 15: Golden State Warriors at Phoenix Suns
Jan. 15: Memphis Grizzlies at Minnesota Timberwolves
Jan. 16: Indiana Pacers at Phoenix Suns
Jan. 17: Cleveland Cavaliers at Washington Wizards
Jan. 17: Philadelphia 76ers at Oklahoma City Thunder
Jan. 18: Cleveland Cavaliers at Washington Wizards
The Wizards‘ coronavirus outbreak continues to force postponements, with the NBA announcing today that Wednesday’s game in Charlotte between the Wizards and Hornets won’t take place as scheduled. It’s the fifth consecutive Washington game that has been postponed.
General manager Tommy Sheppard confirmed over the weekend that the Wizards have had six players test positive for the coronavirus, with three more players tied up in the NBA’s health and safety protocols for contact tracing purposes.
It’s not clear whether or not Anžejs Pasečņiks – who has since been waived – was one of the affected players. Either way though, with Thomas Bryant out for the season due to a torn ACL, Washington doesn’t have the league-required minimum of eight players available for games.
The team hasn’t played since last Monday, when it recorded a 128-107 win over Phoenix. The next game on the Wizards’ schedule is a Friday contest in Milwaukee — we’ll have to wait to see if it can be played as scheduled.
The NBA has now had to postpone 15 games on this season’s schedule. The full list can be found right here https://www.hoopsrumors.com/2021/01/202021-nba-game-postponement-tracker.html .
We have no real idea concerning the potential health side effects of the various COVID vaccines currently being promoted by the government because there hasn't been enough clinical trials testing done on them. This is akin to a fast food vaccine and fast food isn't a healthy diet for many people.
Many regular people don't blindly follow celebrities (athletes, actors, sings, etc) because critical thinking people recognize that they are just controlled puppets of the societal power elite playing a role with no soul. Celebrity, the newest drug in America- gotta habit? Everyone has to make up their own mind, make their own personal choice.
ESPN https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/30742821/nba-talking-vaccinating-players-psa
NBA commissioner Adam Silver said Tuesday the league has discussed having players receive COVID-19 vaccines to educate and influence the public regarding their safety and effectiveness.
"There have been discussions. It's something we're particularly focused on," Silver said at a virtual conference hosted by Sportico.
"In the African American community, there's been enormously disparate impact from COVID ... but now, somewhat perversely, there's been enormous resistance [to vaccinations] in the African American community for understandable historical reasons. ... If that resistance continues, it would be very much a double whammy to the Black community, because the only way out of this pandemic is to get vaccinated."
Some public health experts, including Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institutes of Health, have said that leaders with large platforms such as ministers, entertainers and athletes can set an example by getting the vaccine.
"Several public health officials -- and this is operating state by state right now -- have suggested there would be a real public health benefit to getting some very high-profile African Americans vaccinated to demonstrate to the larger community that it is safe and effective," Silver said.
"At the appropriate time, whenever that is and whether that's directed federally by NIH or CDC or ultimately state-by-state programs, we think there's real value in our players demonstrating to a broader community how important it is to get vaccinated."
Michele Roberts, the executive director of the National Basketball Players Association, has indicated that discussions with players have shown that many are hesitant about getting the vaccine. She herself is hesitant.
"I've heard they want Black influencers to step up, convince the Black community to do this," Roberts said in an interview with Yahoo Sports last month. "I'm just waiting on the tap on the shoulder to say, 'Michele, will the players do this?' I know it's coming.
"But I haven't made up my mind. I'm eager to be convinced that these are safe. I'm hopeful I'll be convinced that they're safe. But I'm not a cheerleader."
Last week Kareem Abdul-Jabbar received his first dose of the vaccine and is now spreading support for it. On Monday, the NBA released a public service announcement featuring Abdul-Jabbar's action during its Martin Luther King Day slate of games. Baseball Hall of Famer Hank Aaron also has received the vaccine and hopes to spread the message.
Silver said last month that "there's no way we'd ever jump the line in any form whatsoever," and he emphasized that the NBA would not attempt to get the vaccine for players without the support of public health officials.
The NBA is currently dealing with an outbreak of the virus, as 15 games have been postponed already this season, including 14 since Jan. 10.
"Anything we will do will be fully transparent and in conjunction with public health authorities, so there's no sense whatsoever that there's some favoritism going on here," Silver said. "Only be done if public health officials determine on balance it was the right time to vaccinate our players."
Memphis Grizzlies at Portland Trail Blazers
Original date: January 20, 2021
Reason for postponement: The Grizzlies didn’t have the required minimum of eight players available.
New date: TBD
Washington Wizards at Milwaukee Bucks
Original date: January 22, 2021
Reason for postponement: The Wizards were short on players and hadn’t been able to practice for a week.
New date: TBD
The NBA has postponed the next three games for the Memphis Grizzlies.
The games are scheduled for Friday, January 22nd and Sunday, January 24th at Portland, as well as a game on Monday, January 25th against the Kings.
The Grizzlies will not have a minimum of eight players due to positive COVID-19 tests and contact tracing.
The NBA will task team security with dissuading players from opposing teams to hug and shake hands on game nights.
Some players have disregarded new league rules against unnecessary contact.
High-fives, hugs and handshakes aren't allowed, nor are extended postgame conversations.
The league has postponed 16 dates due to COVID-19 outbreaks and contact tracing.