AFL, NRL clubs desperate to keep fans after coronavirus pandemic for financial reasons
4 years, 9 months ago

AFL, NRL clubs desperate to keep fans after coronavirus pandemic for financial reasons

ABC  

Professional sports clubs are doing what is forbidden in public and using their mailing lists to "reach out". As we've observed previously, AFL clubs particularly have come perilously close to shaming supporters into purchasing membership over the past 25 years with campaigns that created the underlying assumption that "You are not a real supporter if you are not a member". Stay up-to-date on the coronavirus outbreak Download the ABC News app and subscribe to our range of news alerts for the latest on how the pandemic is impacting the world The subsequent upselling of reserved seats and various gold and platinum packages that guaranteed AFL grand final tickets if your club fielded one of the two out of 18 teams to make it have provided a substantial revenue stream. Clubs must master the PR game The most awkward task for clubs now "reaching out" is acknowledging the right to discounts or refunds on current memberships, while hoping to retain as much pre-paid cash as possible — even if a severely truncated or abandoned season means most non-redeemed memberships will be virtual donations. With thousands of fit young professional athletes locked up for an extended period, athlete behaviour will also play some part in shaping public opinion on whether sport has "done its bit".

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Coronavirus Today: Are we really ‘done with COVID’?
2 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus Today: Are we really ‘done with COVID’?

LA Times  

I’m Karen Kaplan, and it’s Tuesday, Feb. 15. This is the question posed by my colleague Michael Hiltzik in a column inspired by statements like this one from pundit Bari Weiss: “I’m done with COVID, I’m done,” Weiss said on a recent episode of HBO’s talk show “Real Time With Bill Maher.” “I went so hard on COVID — I …

Multiple COVID-19 outbreaks hit Australian domestic leagues
3 years ago

Multiple COVID-19 outbreaks hit Australian domestic leagues

The Hindu  

Multiple COVID-19 outbreaks inside bio-bubbles on Tuesday hit the Australian domestic league hard as cricket in the country continued to grapple with the virus while several top players cope with anxiety. Two matches of the Women's National Cricket League involving Western Australia were postponed till March due to border closures after a spike in COVID-19 cases. Anxiety is running high …

Coronavirus-proofing NFL Facilities is a Tall, Masked Task
4 years, 4 months ago

Coronavirus-proofing NFL Facilities is a Tall, Masked Task

News 18  

The captivation and celebration of the NFL have long stemmed from the speed, strategy, strength and teamwork that make the game go. NFL Network reported that, of 109,075 coronavirus tests conducted on players, coaches and team employees through Tuesday, the rate of positive tests has been 0.46% overall and 0.81% for players. Since training camps began three weeks ago, 108 …

Seven Premiership players and two staff test positive for coronavirus
4 years, 5 months ago

Seven Premiership players and two staff test positive for coronavirus

Daily Mail  

Seven Premiership Rugby players and two staff tested positive for coronavirus after the first week of rugby contact training. That is just one fewer than tested positive last week, when players were only allowed to train in small groups. Seven Premiership players and two staff have tested positive for coronavirus this week The Gallagher Premiership will resume on Friday August …

Coronavirus Outbreak: National Rugby League resumes in Australia after two-month hiatus with some feel-good moments
4 years, 7 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak: National Rugby League resumes in Australia after two-month hiatus with some feel-good moments

Firstpost  

There were as many feel-good stories off the field as there were on when the National Rugby League restarted its season on the weekend with empty stadiums and using only six venues in order to cut down on travel and better manage coronavirus threats that had shut down the league since 23 March. Warriors coach Stephen Kearney said the goodwill …

Coronavirus Outbreak: Rushed Premier League return could put lives at risk, fears Watford manager Nigel Pearson
4 years, 7 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak: Rushed Premier League return could put lives at risk, fears Watford manager Nigel Pearson

Firstpost  

Watford manager Nigel Pearson has warned that players lives could be in danger if the Premier League returns too soon during the COVID-19 pandemic. London: Watford manager Nigel Pearson has warned that players lives could be in danger if the Premier League returns too soon during the COVID-19 pandemic. “We have to try to believe advice that we’re being given …

Coronavirus Outbreak: Third Brighton player tests positive for COVID-19 ahead of 'Project Restart' conference call
4 years, 7 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak: Third Brighton player tests positive for COVID-19 ahead of 'Project Restart' conference call

Firstpost  

A Brighton player has tested positive for the coronavirus as the Premier League pushes ahead with plans to resume during the pandemic. A Brighton player tested positive for the coronavirus as Premier League clubs prepare for talks on Monday about how to resume the competition during the pandemic. “Despite all of the measures that we’ve been taking over the past …

Coronavirus Outbreak: Australian Cricketers Association questions CA's claims of financial crisis, massive pay cuts
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak: Australian Cricketers Association questions CA's claims of financial crisis, massive pay cuts

Firstpost  

Cricket Australia’s warnings about its finances taking a hit due to the COVID-19 pandemic have been questioned by the country’s players’ association which has said the game’s position remains positive. Melbourne: Cricket Australia’s warnings about its finances taking a hit due to the COVID-19 pandemic have been questioned by the country’s players’ association which has said the game’s position remains …

Coronavirus: ACA questions Cricket Australia’s financial warnings
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus: ACA questions Cricket Australia’s financial warnings

The Hindu  

Cricket Australia’s warnings about its finances taking a hit due to the COVID-19 pandemic have been questioned by the country’s players’ association, which said the game’s position remains positive. The financial position of cricket is therefore very positive relative to Australia’s winter sports,” Australian Cricketers Association chief executive Alistair Nicholson wrote in an email to members according to ESPNcricinfo. “The …

Football, cricket and rugby chiefs to face government questions on how coronavirus has ravaged sport
4 years, 8 months ago

Football, cricket and rugby chiefs to face government questions on how coronavirus has ravaged sport

Daily Mail  

Football, cricket and rugby chiefs face a grilling from MPs next week on how coronavirus has impacted their sports. It is the first time the Government has stepped in to rescue a sport, in an intervention which was hailed by organisers of next year’s Rugby League World Cup in England. Questions will range from grassroots to top level where the …

Coronavirus Outbreak: Athletes should not be rushed back into action, says World Players Association
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak: Athletes should not be rushed back into action, says World Players Association

Firstpost  

Sports around the world has come to a halt this year, starving clubs and federations of revenues and putting tens of thousands of professional athletes on hold Athens: Professional athletes across the world should not be rushed back to action once the COVID-19 pandemic subsides, and they must have a strong say in determining the conditions for their return, the …

AFL, NRL need a united front to get their seasons started again following coronavirus shutdown
4 years, 8 months ago

AFL, NRL need a united front to get their seasons started again following coronavirus shutdown

ABC  

Peter V'landys and Gillon McLachlan — get a Zoom! I don't mean the separate speculative dates when the bullish NRL insists it will start up and when the more circumspect AFL believes it might recommence. McLachlan, the AFL chief executive, and V'landys, the Australian Rugby League Commission chairman, should formulate a united plan that ensures that — when the time …

NRL faces several challenges before 2020 season can restart after coronavirus shutdown
4 years, 8 months ago

NRL faces several challenges before 2020 season can restart after coronavirus shutdown

ABC  

Imagine the logistics of organising a major sporting event like a World Cup. "It's big," said Rugby League Players' Association chief executive Clint Newton, who also sits on the ARLC's Project Apollo committee that is planning the season's restart. It seems almost certain that all 16 clubs — including the three Queensland teams, the Melbourne Storm and New Zealand's Warriors …

Coronavirus Outbreak: Sport could resume in empty stadiums, says top US disease expert Anthony Fauci
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak: Sport could resume in empty stadiums, says top US disease expert Anthony Fauci

Firstpost  

Fauci, who appeared last month in an Instagram live interview with Golden State Warriors sharp-shooter Steph Curry, said he would recommend that athletes should be tested roughly once a week after resuming play. The NFL campaign and an abbreviated baseball season may be possible if games are played without fans and players are kept in lockdown, US President Donald Trump’s …

NRL pushes for May 28 resumption after coronavirus suspension despite caution from government, health authorities
4 years, 8 months ago

NRL pushes for May 28 resumption after coronavirus suspension despite caution from government, health authorities

ABC  

The NRL is adamant it wants to resume on May 28, but government and health authorities do not seem so sure about the notion of resuming widespread contact sport so soon. Key points: ARL commissioner Wayne Pearce says he has paperwork from government figures saying the competition can restart But the NSW Health Minister says the NRL was required to …

Coronavirus: US sports examine possible returns
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus: US sports examine possible returns

The Hindu  

Just under a month ago, sports in the United States were shut down because of the coronavirus pandemic. Silver said on Monday the NBA would not be able to make any decisions about possibly completing the 2019-20 season until May. READ: Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and the art of saccading Silver said the league is looking at several different scenarios …

NRL plans for May 28 return amid coronavirus as Nine Network accuses league of 'mismanagement'
4 years, 9 months ago

NRL plans for May 28 return amid coronavirus as Nine Network accuses league of 'mismanagement'

ABC  

The NRL is planning to restart its season on May 28 amid the coronavirus pandemic, while it has been accused by the Nine Network of financial "mismanagement" and breaking its lucrative broadcast deal. Key points: The NRL is hopeful the 2020 season may resume next month after it was suspended because of coronavirus The Nine Network claimed the NRL had …

NRL faces difficult post-coronavirus future, but league hopes to satisfy sport-hungry crowds after crisis
4 years, 9 months ago

NRL faces difficult post-coronavirus future, but league hopes to satisfy sport-hungry crowds after crisis

ABC  

The days of the million-dollar rugby league player could be over as the coronavirus shutdown will see players' salaries slashed, football departments downsized and stop the money coming into the game. Key points: The coronavirus pandemic forced the NRL to suspend its season indefinitely on March 23 after just two rounds The league admitted it was in a financial crisis …

Coronavirus: Danny Rose criticises UK govt's call for footballers
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus: Danny Rose criticises UK govt's call for footballers

The Hindu  

Danny Rose claimed Premier League players feel their "backs are against the wall" following a minister's comments about pay cuts, with the left-back revealing efforts were already being made to help the coronavirus fight. Newcastle United and Tottenham are two of the top-flight sides to have placed non-playing staff on the United Kingdom government's furlough scheme, and on Thursday health …

The battle between Australia's sporting codes is fierce but will coronavirus teach them to play nice?
4 years, 9 months ago

The battle between Australia's sporting codes is fierce but will coronavirus teach them to play nice?

ABC  

A crowded house with two parents trying to work while restless kids beg to be taken to a playground they have been told a hundred times is now closed. Stay up-to-date on the coronavirus outbreak Download the ABC News app and subscribe to our range of news alerts for the latest on how the pandemic is impacting the world Cricket …

Coronavirus Outbreak: Rugby nations engaged in 'unprecedented amount of dialogue' as pandemic leaves sport in tatters
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak: Rugby nations engaged in 'unprecedented amount of dialogue' as pandemic leaves sport in tatters

Firstpost  

The coronavirus pandemic has left rugby on its knees over the last two weeks, with the prospect of more pain to come because of the uncertainty over whether leagues, lucrative tours and international competitions can resume or go ahead. The chief executive of England’s Rugby Football Union, the world’s richest union, said on Thursday there has been an “unprecedented amount …

Renee had a year's work in the sports industry lined up, then coronavirus meant she lost it all in a day
4 years, 9 months ago

Renee had a year's work in the sports industry lined up, then coronavirus meant she lost it all in a day

ABC  

By her own admission, Renee Gartner is still struggling to come to terms with the situation. "When we first heard that the crowds were going to get locked out, that was when I knew I would probably lose three-quarters of my work," she said. "It is OK not to be OK." Stay up-to-date on the coronavirus outbreak Download the ABC …

Coronavirus: A-League footballer tests positive
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus: A-League footballer tests positive

The Hindu  

A player from A-League side Newcastle Jets on Saturday became Australia's first professional footballer to test positive for coronavirus. Read: Australian football federation slashes 70 per cent of staff “Newcastle Jets can confirm that a player in its A-League squad has returned a positive test,” the club said in a statement. “The player and his family are in good health, …

Coronavirus Outbreak: Australian professional football player tests positive for COVID-19
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak: Australian professional football player tests positive for COVID-19

Firstpost  

An A-League soccer player has become the first Australian professional footballer to test positive for the new coronavirus. Sydney: An A-League soccer player has become the first Australian professional footballer to test positive for the new coronavirus. The unnamed player, who plays for the Newcastle Jets in New South Wales state, was tested on Friday as a precaution before an …

Coronavirus: Australian football body slashes 70% of staff
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus: Australian football body slashes 70% of staff

The Hindu  

Football Federation Australia sent home 70 per cent of its staff on Friday in a bid to survive the coronavirus pandemic, as other sports were locked in crisis talks on how best to weather the storm. FFA chief executive James Johnson said the shutdown would inevitably hit revenue streams hard, including national registration fees, broadcast money, sponsorship, and ticket sales. …

Andrew Johns suggests NRL adopts 12-team competition as coronavirus leaves financial hit
4 years, 9 months ago

Andrew Johns suggests NRL adopts 12-team competition as coronavirus leaves financial hit

ABC  

Rugby league Immortal Andrew Johns has suggested the NRL consider reducing the number of teams in its men's competition from 16 to 12 if it wants to ensure its long-term survival in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. Key points: Andrew Johns says a reduction in teams in the men's NRL competition may help avoid richer clubs becoming more dominant …

Coronavirus: English footballers' union seeks talks to protect salaries
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus: English footballers' union seeks talks to protect salaries

The Hindu  

The Professional Footballers' Association called on Wednesday for urgent talks with the Premier League and the English Football League over the financial impact of the coronavirus pandemic on players and clubs. The loss of match-day revenue has hit clubs hard, particularly in the three divisions below the Premier League, and raised the prospect of clubs asking players to accept wage …

Coronavirus Outbreak: New Zealand Rugby chief executive Mark Robinson says sport is fighting for survival due to COVID-19
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak: New Zealand Rugby chief executive Mark Robinson says sport is fighting for survival due to COVID-19

Firstpost  

New Zealand Rugby chief executive Mark Robinson says the sport is “fighting for survival” as competitions at all levels are shuttered during the coronavirus pandemic. Wellington: New Zealand Rugby chief executive Mark Robinson says the sport is “fighting for survival” as competitions at all levels are shuttered during the coronavirus pandemic. “We’re fighting for sport’s survival in New Zealand around …

Free-to-air television networks to suffer as audience-pulling sports off the schedule due to coronavirus
4 years, 9 months ago

Free-to-air television networks to suffer as audience-pulling sports off the schedule due to coronavirus

ABC  

It is no exaggeration to say the AFL and the NRL are fighting for their lives after both codes made the dramatic decision to call off their seasons in the face of the coronavirus pandemic. Key points: Sports events lead the free-to-air ratings, with the first rugby league State of Origin match topping the list last year Nine and Seven …

Playing AFL, NRL and other professional sporting matches has not helped our coronavirus crisis
4 years, 9 months ago

Playing AFL, NRL and other professional sporting matches has not helped our coronavirus crisis

ABC  

There are many reasons Australia missed the jump in the Coronavirus Stakes by six lengths and is now desperately trying to lengthen its stride and somehow catch up. Our geographical isolation created a false sense of immunity; authorities failed to heed warnings from abroad and even those of their own experts; leaders blithely announced they were off to the footy …

Coronavirus Outbreak: Australia's National Rugby League shuts down after a lot of deliberation in response to COVID-19 spread
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak: Australia's National Rugby League shuts down after a lot of deliberation in response to COVID-19 spread

Firstpost  

Australia’s National Rugby League became one of the last professional contact sports to shut down in response to the spread of the coronavirus, suspending its 16-team competition on Monday. Sydney: Australia’s National Rugby League became one of the last professional contact sports to shut down in response to the spread of the coronavirus, suspending its 16-team competition on Monday. The …

North Melbourne football players apologise for 'inappropriate' party amid coronavirus social-distancing warnings
4 years, 9 months ago

North Melbourne football players apologise for 'inappropriate' party amid coronavirus social-distancing warnings

ABC  

A group of North Melbourne footballers has apologised for throwing a party at a Melbourne home last night, in disregard of social-distancing advice to stop the spread of coronavirus. Key points: The party was held hours after the AFL announced it was postponing the season One neighbour told the ABC she was disappointed the players had ignored advice to avoid …

Coronavirus: Missing sport? - these freebies could be for you
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus: Missing sport? - these freebies could be for you

The Hindu  

The coronavirus pandemic has caused widespread disruption with the global sporting schedule, but you can still get your fix if you know where to look. Read: Coronavirus: NRL, AFL, Zimbabwean cricket and a boxing title fight - Saturday's sporting picks We run down the best places to look if you're missing sport. FIFA OPENS UP ARCHIVES From Saturday, FIFA is …

Coronavirus pandemic: New Zealand rugby, football teams indefinitely base themselves in Australia amid COVID-19 threat
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus pandemic: New Zealand rugby, football teams indefinitely base themselves in Australia amid COVID-19 threat

Firstpost  

The New Zealand Warriors rugby league team has decided to indefinitely base itself in Australia, separating players from their families, in the hope of continuing to play in Australia’s National Rugby League as the coronavirus crisis continues. Wellington: The New Zealand Warriors rugby league team has decided to indefinitely base itself in Australia, separating players from their families, in the …

An extended coronavirus shutdown may change sport as we know it in Australia
4 years, 9 months ago

An extended coronavirus shutdown may change sport as we know it in Australia

ABC  

As global sport has ground to a shuddering halt over the past few days, Australia's two biggest football codes have become conspicuous outliers. The NRL season began on schedule, while the AFL's men's competition could soon join its women's league in playing behind closed doors. The ABC has reviewed the membership terms and conditions of several AFL and NRL clubs, …

Coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak hits community and junior sport as competitions put on hold
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak hits community and junior sport as competitions put on hold

ABC  

It is not just the major national sporting events being stalled by coronavirus — everyone from semi-professional all the way to junior athletes across the country are being caught up in the storm. Key points: All community football is postponed until May 31 and soccer until April 14 The State Basketball League is off until May 29, other levels until …

Coronavirus will inflict financial pain on the AFL and NRL. But who will pick up the bill?
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus will inflict financial pain on the AFL and NRL. But who will pick up the bill?

ABC  

In the time of COVID-19, to discuss anything short of global catastrophe is to risk being accused of trivialising the greatest social disruption since World War II. While the AFL does not provide average values when trumpeting its vast pool of "proud, passionate and paid-up" club members, season tickets are the second greatest source of revenue after media rights revenue …

Coronavirus pandemic: Australia's top-flight football competition A-League to be played behind closed doors
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus pandemic: Australia's top-flight football competition A-League to be played behind closed doors

Firstpost  

Media had speculated that the league would be suspended due to government travel curbs that require two teams, Wellington Phoenix and Melbourne Victory, to be quarantined for 14 days upon returning to Australia after Sunday’s match in New Zealand Melbourne: Australia’s top-flight A-League football competition has banned fans from matches for the rest of the season in an effort to …

Coronavirus outbreak will see A-League and W-League games continue behind closed doors, FFA says
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus outbreak will see A-League and W-League games continue behind closed doors, FFA says

ABC  

The A-League and W-League will continue to be played despite the coronavirus outbreak, with games taking place in empty stadiums, Football Federation Australia has said. Key points: The A-League and W-League season will continue, but crowds will be banned from attending Wellington will be based in Australia from this week, but first will observe a two-week quarantine period Lower-level football …

Coronavirus leaves sporting codes facing an uncertain future and bracing for a financial hit
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus leaves sporting codes facing an uncertain future and bracing for a financial hit

ABC  

The coronavirus outbreak has led to a great deal of uncertainty about the 2020 sporting calendar, with some sports in Australia already cancelling games. The AFL and NRL have announced that next weekend's games will take place behind closed doors, with the AFLW already taking that step this past weekend. Estimates suggest AFL clubs will average a loss of $1 …

Cameron Smith wants 2020 NRL season suspended because of coronavirus pandemic
4 years, 9 months ago

Cameron Smith wants 2020 NRL season suspended because of coronavirus pandemic

ABC  

Cameron Smith has called for the NRL to be suspended for "a couple of weeks", claiming he and his Melbourne teammates are concerned for the health of their families. Key points: Cameron Smith said it was in the best interest of NRL players for the competition to be suspended The Manly-Melbourne fixture was the first to played after the NRL …

AFL looking at cramming matches in case coronavirus outbreak postpones 2020 season
4 years, 9 months ago

AFL looking at cramming matches in case coronavirus outbreak postpones 2020 season

ABC  

The AFL is considering playing as many premiership matches as possible in the first weeks of the season in case the coronavirus outbreak forces the competition to shut down. Key points: The AFL has informed clubs they may introduce a five-day turnaround between matches The league is also considering shortening the length of matches and raising or removing the interchange …

Coronavirus hangs over Australian sport like an ominous sense of dread
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus hangs over Australian sport like an ominous sense of dread

ABC  

It says something of Australia's cheerful parochialism that it was only when local sport leagues suggested matches could be played behind closed doors that the potential impact of coronavirus fully resonated with some. James did not seem to realise it would only take one positive test from an active player to force the NBA's postponement — the fraught situation which …

Why sport matters in the time of coronavirus
4 years, 9 months ago

Why sport matters in the time of coronavirus

ABC  

Scenes from a daughter's footy training. While my daughter trained at one end of the oval, a men's and women's Aussie Rules team trained at the other end, doing drills and kicking a footy around, whooping it up with the joy that comes from slotting a goal from the boundary with a well-executed drop punt, or taking a nicely-timed high …

Sports stars unite to support ‘heroes’ helping vulnerable in coronavirus fight
4 years, 9 months ago

Sports stars unite to support ‘heroes’ helping vulnerable in coronavirus fight

CNN  

CNN — With doctors advising more people to self-isolate and travel reduced between countries to hinder the spread of the coronavirus, its ability to separate people has become starker. And although Health Minister Park Neunghoo told CNN that South Korea has “passed the peak” of its coronavirus outbreak, some of the country’s top sports stars are doing their bit to …

Leagues postponed, athletes infected – coronavirus plunges sport into the twilight zone
4 years, 9 months ago

Leagues postponed, athletes infected – coronavirus plunges sport into the twilight zone

CNN  

CNN — With the outbreak of the novel coronavirus dimming the spotlight on the sporting world, LeBron James, as is often the case these days, turns orator. “What we really need to cancel is 2020!” James’ exasperation is well-placed because sport and cancel are two words that don’t juxtapose easily. “Is it worth playing football without spectators?” Pep Guardiola asked …

Coronavirus: Association of Spanish Footballers requests matches be suspended
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus: Association of Spanish Footballers requests matches be suspended

The Hindu  

The Association of Spanish Footballers has requested all matches be suspended rather than played behind closed doors following the Spanish authorities' decision to bar fans from attending sporting events amid the coronavirus crisis. The High Council of Sports implemented fresh measures during a meeting on Tuesday, with a LaLiga statement shortly afterwards declaring that at least the next two matchdays …

Coronavirus fears could see NRL games played in empty stadiums, CEO Todd Greenberg says
4 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus fears could see NRL games played in empty stadiums, CEO Todd Greenberg says

ABC  

NRL CEO Todd Greenberg has refused to rule out games being played in empty stadiums because of fears over coronavirus. Key points: The 2020 NRL seasons kicks off in Sydney on Thursday Fans have been told not to attend games if they are sick All sport in Italy has been suspended until at least April 3 Mr Greenberg said the …

NBA players advised not to high-five fans as coronavirus spreads
4 years, 10 months ago

NBA players advised not to high-five fans as coronavirus spreads

CNN  

CNN — NBA fans might be getting fist bumps over high-fivesfrom players as coronavirus spreads in the United States. The National Basketball Association advised its players to restrict physical contact with fans as a precaution to limit potential exposure to coronavirus, according to a league memo obtained by CNN. Working with infectious disease experts, the NBA and the National Basketball …

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