On December 16, Beijing time, due to the recent sudden outbreak of the epidemic, the NBA league has made a major decision, according to ESPN fame Wonaroski reported that starting from Saturday, the NBA will test the vaccinated players who do not have injections, and the NBA and the players' union have decided to conduct more new crown tests on players.
There are still nearly 40 players in the league who trigger health and safety protocols, and the league will then step up testing, which means that more players will be quarantined; among the confirmed players, the NBA has already seen the first case of the Omicron variant, and the virus will cause more damage.
Whether the NBA will be suspended due to the epidemic, 76ers coach Doug Rivers said: "I am worried, overall, I am very worried about this. Lao Li also said that he could foresee that the NBA might return to last season's rules (restricting fans, etc.), but that would become very boring.
At present, the league has 10 teams have been invaded by the epidemic, the Lakers, Nets, Bucks and other strong teams are listed, Harden, Alphabet Brother is also unfortunate to be recruited, the league has 97% of players vaccinated and 60% of players injected with reinforcing needles, but the recent outbreak of the epidemic is still broken out.
Lakers players Tucker, Howard and Munch have all been quarantined, the situation in their team is not optimistic, some staff members who accompanied the team to the Lone Rangers have also triggered epidemic prevention agreements, Lakers assistant coach Phil Handy has also been quarantined, and another assistant coach Fitzdale is not on the team for personal reasons.
In response to the local epidemic situation, the Toronto Raptors have decided to restrict the admission of fans, only allowing 50% of fans to enter the stadium, and requiring masks, if any fan violates the law, he is likely to be kicked out of the stadium.