With 26 Major League Soccer teams preparing to stream into Orlando beginning next week, and NBA squads preparing to follow them for their own return-from-coronavirus tournament, there’s growing concern among the players involved about both leagues’ ability to keep COVID-19 from penetrating their so-called bubbles.
Much of the fear centers on what many perceive as the weakest link: local workers, who unlike the athletes and team staffers would not be required to remain on hotel grounds, away from their families and/or significant others, for up to six weeks this summer.