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NBA boss Adam Silver said if the new Coronavirus spreads to the Disney World bubble in Florida, the season could be stopped again.
“If we were to face a significant spread of Coronavirus, it could ultimately lead us to stop,” said Silver, during a conference call with media, adding that “the cut-off point leading to such a decision has not not precisely determined. “
Earlier on Friday, the NBA and the players’ union (NBPA) announced that they had definitively implemented the recovery plan for the season, particularly in terms of safety and health protocols.
If he wants to be “serene” about this prospect, Silver has conceded that the level of worry had risen within the NBA in recent days, given the spectacular rise of positive cases for Coronavirus in Florida and in the whole country.
Within the NBA, 16 players tested positive out of 302 during a global screening carried out on Tuesday, or 5.3%.
“No option is without risk at the moment. My bottom line is that we can’t get past the virus, “said Silver, justifying the choice to resume at an isolated site, which” while not entirely waterproof, will protect us from the cases around us. “
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