Back on March 12, Dr. Nik Verma was getting ready to head to the airport.
As the head physician for the White Sox, it’s common for him to be on a plane headed for Phoenix in the spring.
“I'm generally there somewhere around 20 days during the time frame that (the White Sox) are in Arizona (and go) back and forth to manage my own practice here in Chicago and then take care of the team in Arizona,” Verma said.
But by the time he was set to leave, spring training had been suspended. The sports world had been rocked by the COVID-19 pandemic the night before, as Utah Jazz star Rudy Gobert tested positive and the NBA suspended its season.