Tag: Coronavirus Outbreak

Recent Warriors opponent announces positive test results for coronavirus

Three members of the Philadelphia 76ers organization have tested positive for coronavirus.

The Golden State Warriors’ early March contest against the Philadelphia 76ers was arguably one of their best wins of the 2019-20 season. Damion Lee paced Golden State with 24 points on 10-of-17 shooting from the field with six rebounds and three assists.

Eric Paschall recorded 23 points and three assists off the bench in the Warriors’ furious comeback win. Golden State entered the final quarter of the game down eight points. However, timely shooting by Mychal Mulder rallied the Warriors’ upset victory.

Just days later, the state of the NBA drastically changed. The league suspended the season until further notice due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Twelve days after Philadelphia traveled to Chase Center, the Sixers announced three members of their organization received positive test results for COVID-19.

Before the NBA hiatus was underway, Golden State was slated to host the Brooklyn Nets as their next opponent in San Francisco. Members of the Nets have also tested positive for COVID-19, including former Warrior Kevin Durant.

The Sixers and Nets join the Utah Jazz, Detroit Pistons and Los Angeles Lakers as NBA teams with members who’ve tested positive for coronavirus.

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Checking in on the Warriors: What are players up to during the NBA hiatus?

During the NBA coronavirus hiatus, members of the Golden State Warriors are finding a bevy of ways to fill their free time.

The Golden State Warriors won’t be returning to the court for the foreseeable future. The NBA has paused the 2019-20 season until further notice due to the coronavirus pandemic.

With San Francisco’s shelter in place announcement, The Golden State training facility at Chase Center will remain shut down. With no place to practice their game, members of the Warriors are finding a bevy of ways to fill their time.

Damion Lee

With inspiration from hip-hop star Roddy Rich, Damion Lee is picking up a new hobby during the NBA’s hiatus. Golden State’s shooting guard posted a video on Instagram of him playing the piano.

Former Golden State big man DeMarcus Cousins approved of Lee’s musical skills, leaving “Tuff” in the comment section.

Eric Paschall

Golden State’s second-round draft pick Eric Paschall is getting creative with finding his basketball fix. Paschall is picking up the controller and going to the park on NBA 2K.

On Wednesday, Paschall linked up with his childhood friend Donovan Mitchell to play NBA 2K.

Ky Bowman

With nearly all live events on hold due to COVID-19, Ky Bowman is taking in a new rising sport on the internet. The rookie guard retweeted a video of marble racing.

Stephen Curry

Stephen Curry has already admitted to watching his own highlights during the NBA hiatus. On Wednesday, he switched to his teammate’s highlight reel — the two-time Most Valuable Player spent some time watching Klay Thompson.

NBC Sports Bay Area re-aired Thompson’s 60 point performance against the Indiana Pacers in 2016. Curry tweeted he was watching along with the game like it was live.

 

Draymond Green gets ‘last court workout for the foreseeable future’ at Warriors facility

With San Francisco placing a shelter in place order due to coronavirus, Draymond Green got in one last workout at Chase Center.

The NBA has suspended the 2019-20 season until further notice due to the coronavirus pandemic. In the wake of the NBA going on hiatus, precautions to limit the spread of COVID-19 are continuing to grow.

On Monday, San Francisco announced a shelter in place order for the city for all non-essential needs. Residents across San Francisco will be staying home to slow down the spread of coronavirus.

After San Francisco’s shelter in place announcement, Draymond Green shared an Instagram story from the Warriors training facility. In Green’s story, the caption read, “last court workout for the foreseeable future.”

Via @DrewShiller on Twitter:

Before the NBA paused its schedule, Green has played less than 10 minutes in Golden State’s last nine contests. The former Defensive Player of the Year missed two games with a pelvic contusion. On return, he was ejected against the Los Angeles Lakers in the first half. Green then missed the following six games with knee soreness.

When the NBA season returns, Green will have 17 games left on the calendar before the offseason.

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Rookie Eric Paschall reacts on social media to the NBA suspending the season due to coronavirus

With 17 games left on the Warriors schedule, the NBA has officially suspended the season due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Following a positive coronavirus test from Utah Jazz All-Star center Rudy Gobert, the NBA suspended the 2019-20 season until further notice. In a statement from NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, the league will be without play for at least 30-days due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Members across the NBA have taken to social media to react to the news of the league going on hiatus due to the coronavirus. The Golden State Warriors first-year forward Eric Paschall responded to his hectic rookie season being put on hold.

Via @epaschall:

After taking trips to five consecutive NBA Finals appearances, The Warriors selected Paschall out of Villanova in the second round of the 2019 NBA draft. Since being drafted, Paschall’s new team has gone through a transition period that led the Warriors to the bottom of the NBA’s standings.

In Paschall’s rookie season, six of his teammates have been traded, two-time Most Valuable Player Stephen Curry has only played five games and now the status of his final 17 games are up in the air.

Following the league coming to a halt due to COVID-19, Paschall shared a post on his Twitter for everyone to “be safe.”

The Golden State Warriors were slated to host the Brooklyn Nets in San Francisco on Thursday evening with no fans in attendance at Chase Center in San Francisco. However, the next time the Warriors will take the court now comes with a question mark.

Report: Warriors planning to play foreseeable home games without fans

The Golden State Warriors are planning to play home games without fans for the foreseeable future due to coronavirus precautions.

The looming coronavirus outbreak has officially crept its way into the NBA world. In precaution of COVID-19, San Francisco issued a ban on events of 1,000 people or more for the next two weeks. Golden State Warriors’ home games will directly be influenced due to San Francisco’s ban.

Over the next two weeks, the Warriors are scheduled to host the Brooklyn Nets and the Atlanta Hawks at Chase Center in San Francisco. According to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, the Warriors are planning to play foreseeable home games without fans due to San Francisco prohibiting group events.

During San Francisco’s two-week observance Chase Center was slated to host multiple events, including live concerts such as Tame Impala and Post Malone. The G League Santa Cruz Warriors are scheduled to play the Austin Spurs in San Francisco at Chase Center.

Following Golden State’s game against the Nets, the Warriors start a five-game east coast road trip. The Dubs will return to the Bay Area on March 25 against the Hawks.

Golden State is listed to host seven home games for the remainder of the 2019-20 NBA season.

San Francisco issues 2-week coronavirus ban impacting Warriors games

The Warriors will host two regular-season NBA contests in which fans won’t be permitted to attend.

Having become a topic of major discussion over the past few weeks, on Wednesday, we finally got word that the coronavirus outbreak will result in some dramatic measures that will impact the NBA.

According to a report from the San Francisco Chronicle’s Connor Letourneau, San Francisco has implemented what seems to be a ban on all gatherings of more than 1,000 people.

While the measure may seem a bit extreme, the want to preserve the public’s health certainly seems to warrant this drastic measure. The City of San Francisco, the Northern California community and the Northwest United States as a whole continues to be devastated by the spread of the virus, and the NBA has been making contingency plans in preparation for this type of event.

Now, the time has come.

According to Letourneau’s report, San Francisco’s ban is for two weeks, however, it is quite possible that it may be extended if the concern for public health warrants it.

Fortunately for the Warriors, they will be on a five-game road trip for 12 of the next 14 days. They will play just two home games during that span — on March 11, they will host the Brooklyn Nets and will return to action at Chase Center on March 25 when they host the Atlanta Hawks.

If the ban is not extended, it would end on March 25, meaning that it’s possible that the Warriors will only have to figure out their best course of action for two contests. Things can change, however.

Obviously, there will be additional reporting on coronavirus and how it impacts not only the Warriors, but the NBA at large. But at least for now, there will be at least two Warriors games without the general public being permitted.

Report: Warriors ‘very likely’ to soon play in front of no fans due to Coronavirus

A looming decision in San Francisco could leave the Warriors playing in front of no fans due to Coronavirus.

The NBA, along with the NHL, MLS and MLB, have limited locker room access to only players, coaches and essential personnel due to the Coronavirus outbreak.

Leagues cutting back on locker room access could only be the start of precautions against COVID-19. According to The Athletic’s Tim Kawakami, it’s “very likely” the Golden State Warriors could soon be playing games in an empty home arena.

It’s something that the league has been discussing in recent days, and is something that has been contemplated for the better part of the last few weeks. As the number of cases in the United States have increased, municipalities across the country have been taking various precautions to limit public exposure.

Before the Warriors hosted the Los Angeles Clippers on Tuesday night, head coach Steve Kerr spoke with reporters about the potential of playing games in front of no fans.

Via Chris Alvarez ABC News Bay Area:

Yeah, It’s absolutely a possibility, and I haven’t given it a whole lot of thought. I’ve played on a couple of teams where it felt like that was the case at times. Again we’re in uncharted waters. We will cross that bridge when we come to it.

Due to the Coronavirus outbreak, Santa Clara County has banned public events in which more than 1,000 people are expected to be present. As a result, Golden State’s neighbors — the San Jose Sharks and San Jose Earthquakes — have had to either play games with no fans in attendance or temporarily relocate to new playing grounds.

The Warriors may follow suit.

Due to the outbreak, college campuses in the Bay Area have suspended classes while high schools in San Francisco have canceled events such as playoff basketball tournaments.

The Warriors will welcome the Brooklyn Nets to San Francisco on Thursday, March 12. Following the Nets game, Golden State will begin a five-game road trip. The team will return to Chase Center on March 25 when they play host to the Atlanta Hawks.

Things may be much different by that point.

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