New York, Dec 5 (EFE) .- The NBA issued a serious warning to teams, telling them that protocol violations that lead to the spread of the coronavirus, affecting rivals and causing changes in the game schedule, could result in “fines, suspensions, adjustments or loss of elections of the university lottery and losses of parties”.
Through a memo sent to all 30 teams in the NBA, the league indicates that for players who violate safety protocols this season, there is the possibility that they will be isolated in a quarantine during the season and the reduction of paychecks.
While the note does not describe the duration of the quarantines, it says that any player “may be subject to a proportional adjustment to pay for matches that are missed during the period in which they are quarantined and tested due to participation in such. activities and / or conduct “.
These threats are major concerns from each team’s headquarters as franchises work to understand the full severity of operating an entire NBA season during a coronavirus pandemic, for the first time outside of a bubble, and in an environment. where the covid-19 disease has claimed the lives of 270,000 people in the United States.
In a 158-page health and safety memo shared with the teams this Saturday, they were informed that the league may “conduct unannounced in-person inspections of each franchise facility” to find out if organizations are complying with safety protocols. COVID-19 that they have established.
As pharmaceutical companies such as Moderna and Pfizer seek a vaccine that can be approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and distributed to the general public, the NBA also outlined its approach to administering the vaccine.
Once the FDA approves a vaccine and specialists working with the NBA and the players’ union believe it is safe and effective, both parties will discuss whether their coaches, players and staff should receive it.
If the vaccine is not required for NBA players and personnel, it may be necessary to create additional health and safety restrictions for those who do not receive it.
It indicates that, for example, people who do not receive the vaccine may have to wear masks or be tested more often than those who do.
Despite concerns about the threat of infection as teams return to competitive travel, the NBA allows players and staff to leave hotels for dinner in these circumstances: alfresco dining, dinner parties in fully privatized rooms at NBA / NBPA approved restaurants or restaurants.
Without the protection of a bubble environment, the NBA is determined to curb the potential exposures that players and staff would traditionally have in a normal season, believing that they continue to be a significant factor of contagion.
At home, players and staff are prohibited from entering bars, lounges or clubs, attending entertainment venues or live matches of other sports, or visiting public gyms, spas, pool areas, or large indoor social gatherings that exceed 15 people.
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