Tag: NBA Coronavirus

Michele Roberts on players testing positive for COVID-19: ‘When, not if’

Executive Director of the National Basketball Player’s Association Michele Roberts believes a positive test for COVID-19 is inevitable.

It’s been a while since we’ve talked about the possibilities of a player contracting the coronavirus between now and when the NBA comes back later this summer, but most of the important stakeholders who have spoken out about the NBA’s return has spoken more about mitigating risk rather than eliminating it altogether. But on Sunday, NBPA executive director Michele Roberts stated uncomfortable truths about the NBA’s likely return in Florida, that it’s highly likely a player tests positive for COVID-19, in an interview with Gary Washburn of the Boston Globe.

“That’s the only realistic mind-set you can have going into this. A player is going to test positive,” Roberts said. “It’s not any more of this ‘if’, it’s ‘when’ and what can I do to mitigate against the ‘when.’ When it happens, if I’m not successful, what treatment is available to me, what are my chances of being really, really sick, and how are you detecting the presence of an infection?”

Roberts and the players have been concerned about making sure testing protocols are in place. The NBA told teams over the weekend that they will be allowed test players who are asymptomatic and that they will be testing players every other day once they arrive at the Walt Disney World campus.

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NBA to Reportedly Restart Season With 22-Team Format

NBA to Reportedly Restart
Season With 22-Team Format Sources tell ESPN that 13 teams will
come from the Western Conference and
the rest will represent the East. Shams Charania, reporter for The Athletic, says there will
be 16 teams that would have made the playoffs
when the league shut down on March 11. The rest will consist of five teams
from the West who were within
four games of the No. 8 seed. In the Eastern Conference, only the
Washington Wizards qualify to
continue within the new format. After the season ends, should a ninth-seeded team
be within four games of the final playoff spot, a possible play-in tournament for
the eighth seed may be held. The NBA’s board of governors
is expected to approve
the plan this week. Other details include eight
regular-season games being played
at the Walt Disney World Resort. @wojespn, via Twitter @VinceGoodwill, via Twitter Sources add that teams will begin training
in their respective areas next month and
then head to Orlando later in July. Reports say the NBA will hold
daily testing at Disney, and
players and coaches will follow safety protocols. Any team member who
tests positive will
be treated individually.

NBA to Reportedly Restart
Season With 22-Team Format Sources tell ESPN that 13 teams will
come from the Western Conference and
the rest will represent the East. Shams Charania, reporter for The Athletic, says there will
be 16 teams that would have made the playoffs
when the league shut down on March 11. The rest will consist of five teams
from the West who were within
four games of the No. 8 seed. In the Eastern Conference, only the
Washington Wizards qualify to
continue within the new format. After the season ends, should a ninth-seeded team
be within four games of the final playoff spot, a possible play-in tournament for
the eighth seed may be held. The NBA’s board of governors
is expected to approve
the plan this week. Other details include eight
regular-season games being played
at the Walt Disney World Resort. @wojespn, via Twitter @VinceGoodwill, via Twitter Sources add that teams will begin training
in their respective areas next month and
then head to Orlando later in July. Reports say the NBA will hold
daily testing at Disney, and
players and coaches will follow safety protocols. Any team member who
tests positive will
be treated individually.

NBA to Reportedly Restart Season With 22-Team Format

NBA to Reportedly Restart
Season With 22-Team Format Sources tell ESPN that 13 teams will
come from the Western Conference and
the rest will represent the East. Shams Charania, reporter for The Athletic, says there will
be 16 teams that would have made the playoffs
when the league shut down on March 11. The rest will consist of five teams
from the West who were within
four games of the No. 8 seed. In the Eastern Conference, only the
Washington Wizards qualify to
continue within the new format. After the season ends, should a ninth-seeded team
be within four games of the final playoff spot, a possible play-in tournament for
the eighth seed may be held. The NBA’s board of governors
is expected to approve
the plan this week. Other details include eight
regular-season games being played
at the Walt Disney World Resort. @wojespn, via Twitter @VinceGoodwill, via Twitter Sources add that teams will begin training
in their respective areas next month and
then head to Orlando later in July. Reports say the NBA will hold
daily testing at Disney, and
players and coaches will follow safety protocols. Any team member who
tests positive will
be treated individually.

NBA to Reportedly Restart
Season With 22-Team Format Sources tell ESPN that 13 teams will
come from the Western Conference and
the rest will represent the East. Shams Charania, reporter for The Athletic, says there will
be 16 teams that would have made the playoffs
when the league shut down on March 11. The rest will consist of five teams
from the West who were within
four games of the No. 8 seed. In the Eastern Conference, only the
Washington Wizards qualify to
continue within the new format. After the season ends, should a ninth-seeded team
be within four games of the final playoff spot, a possible play-in tournament for
the eighth seed may be held. The NBA’s board of governors
is expected to approve
the plan this week. Other details include eight
regular-season games being played
at the Walt Disney World Resort. @wojespn, via Twitter @VinceGoodwill, via Twitter Sources add that teams will begin training
in their respective areas next month and
then head to Orlando later in July. Reports say the NBA will hold
daily testing at Disney, and
players and coaches will follow safety protocols. Any team member who
tests positive will
be treated individually.

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.

 

Warriors players, coaches and ownership pledge $1 million to disaster relief fund for Chase Center employees

In wake of the NBA suspending the season, players, coaches and ownership from the Golden State Warriors donate $1 million to the Chase Center employee disaster relief fun.

The impact of the coronavirus pandemic has officially paused the basketball world. In an unprecedented move, the NBA suspended the 2019-20 season due to COVID-19.

The league will go on hiatus for at least 30 days, according to NBA Commissioner Adam Silver.

Over the next month, the Golden State Warriors were slated to host six of their final seven home games in San Francisco. Now, Golden State’s remaining schedule is in question until further notice.

While Chase Center might be known as the new home of the Golden State Warriors, the Mission Bay arena hosts a bevy of events across the calendar outside of basketball.

Concerts featuring Tame Impala and Post Malone have been moved due to San Francisco’s coronavirus event ban. Billie Eilish, Celine Dion and The Eagles are all on the Chase Center calendar for early April.

With Chase Center empty and the NBA season on hold, the lives of employees for the Bay Area arena have been altered. To help ease the impact, members of the Golden State Warriors organization are stepping up.

On Friday, the team announced Warriors ownership, players and coaches will donate $1 million to a disaster relief fund for Chase Center employees.

Teams and players across the NBA are reaching out to help arena employees. Giannis Antetoukompo, Kevin Love, Blake Griffin and Zion Williamson have pledged $100,000 to help support stadium workers. The Golden State Warriors are following suit.

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Warriors release statement following the NBA’s decision to suspend season due to coronavirus

The NBA has suspended the season until further notice following a player from the Utah Jazz preliminarily testing positive for coronavirus.

Due to precautions set for the coronavirus, the Golden State Warriors were scheduled to host the Brooklyn Nets on Thursday with no fans in attendance at Chase Center in San Francisco.

Yet, the Warriors game against the Nets has been put on hold. After a player for the Utah Jazz preliminarily tested positive for the coronavirus, the NBA has decided to suspend the season. The NBA will use their “hiatus” to figure out the next steps for the league.

According to Shams Charania of The Athletic, Utah’s All-Star center Rudy Gobert preliminarily tested positive for coronavirus. Gobert was listed as questionable against the Oklahoma City Thunder with an illness.

The contest between the Jazz and Oklahoma City Thunder became the first official game postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Following the league suspending play until further notice, The Golden State Warriors released a statement in support of the NBA’s decision to halt the season in wake of the growing COVID-19 threat.

Via @loganmmurdock:

The Warriors have 17 games left on the calendar, with seven of them scheduled to take place in San Francisco. However, the future of the 2019-20 season is entering uncharted waters.