Last night the NBA suspended it’s season, as Rudy Gobert (after acting like an utter jackass about COVID19) was diagnosed with COVID19. An NBA player coming down with the virus quashed putative plans of playing games in empty arenas, as once you have a positive case, players aren’t playing in safety anymore.
Today NBA Commissioner Adam Silver announced that the NBA would re-assess the situation in 30 days.
First, let’s get the disclaimers out of the way. Our common goodwill can apparently no longer be assumed in public discourse, such is the low point we have reached as a nation.