As the infectious COVID-19, a.k.a coronavirus, is spreading across the planet and virus cases have come to USA, medicine specialists are taking all the measures to stop it. One of the most reliable measures of limit the virus spread is prohibition of mass public events.
There are chances, if virus spread continues with a high tempo, risk of being infected will be so high that NBA will decide to temporarily shut down the NBA, for the safety of employees, players and the fans. Latest comments from the NBA officials make a conclusion that above mention measure is possible and NBA officials are thinking about it.
Spokesman Mike Bass told Yahoo Sports: “The health and safety of our employees, teams, players and fans is paramount. We are coordinating with our teams and consulting with the CDC and infectious disease specialists on the coronavirus, and continue to monitor the situation closely.”
