Over the weekend, the NBA and its players’ association reached an agreement to offer their arenas to local election boards as alternative polling places for the 2020 election. There are fears that crowded polling sites would be dangerous to citizens of the United States who are trying to participate in their government during the COVID-19 pandemic. Large venues, like sports stadiums and arenas would offer the space for poll workers and voters to spread out and stay safer.
Yesterday, Philadelphia Eagles owner Jeffery Lurie announced that he was offering Lincoln Financial Field as a polling site in 2020.