Prokorov wrote:MrDollarBills wrote:Prokorov wrote:
Yup. either shut it down and look into another bubble or go the NFL route and stop testing players if they dont show symptoms.
its to the point where the 2-way and g-leaguers are entering protocol 2 and games are just a bunch fo 10-day guys off the streets. that isnt NBA basketball anymore
I'm uncertain of the idea of not testing people if they are asymptomatic because I am not too well informed on how contagious someone is if they aren't showing symptoms.
We have someone on our team who is at risk because of his heart issues, so my concern starts first and foremost there.
You can still test as a team to manage infections, but the league would only test for protocol/mandatory quarantine for symptomatic people.
LMA is going to have to have a come to jesus moment either way. he just got COVID so he has some baseline on how it effected him and if he is worried testing or not it seems omicron is so contgious and so often is asymptomatic that its spreading like wildfire. he is going to need to accept some elevated risk or maybe step away again.
it will work itself out. over the next month we may all get it. like 99% of the US... anyone who isnt living in a bunker. if thats the case, testing doesnt matter. if we dont all get it, then something like the bubble or a pause makes more sense.
The NFL was basically like F-it, everyone is going to get it, it seems low risk if our players do get it, stop testing and move on. the NFL is also the money hungriest of all the sports leagues
The NBA is going to go the other route. They will increase testing hoping that they can isolate players before a team decimating outbreak occurs. I'm not sure it will matter. The NFL is being much more practical.