The sports have been left empty due to the fact the Coronavirus has been forcing the NBA, NHL, NCAA, XFL, and much more to shut down until further notice. It has been months since we have seen a professional basketball game either college or pro, well good news is on the horizon as the NBA is reopening some of its facilities to NBA teams so they’ll be able to practice again.
For instance, this applies to states that are loosening up on the stay-at-home order, Georgia will be allowing NBA players to practice/train in their gyms. These facilities will still be maintaining a safe environment to make sure that players, or people in general, won’t be in contact with the Coronavirus.
Now this doesn’t mean that commissioner Adam Silver and the rest of the NBA will be reopening the NBA any time soon, because they believe they still have some more preparation and weeks before coming to a conclusion that it will be safe again for everyone.
Some general managers have been asking their players if they would like to travel out to Atlanta, Georgia to practice as they suspect this will be the safest option for players to start training again.
This is what Adam Silver said about the recent conference call he gave last week:
“We have to pay close attention to the different rules state by state and city by city. But at the end of the day, we are a national league,” Silver said. “So we feel it is incumbent on us to set what we think are the right parameters for our players. We will be influenced by what municipalities do. But again we’re taking in all data you need consistent national standards.”
Teams have given their players the chances to the players who live in Los Angeles, Houston, and Miami to play in pickup games so they’ll be able to train/practice. This is great news for sports fans and for being associated with the NBA because this is the next big step towards having the NBA coming back in the next few months, all of this is stated to begin in May (at the earliest).
