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It's great to cancel the in-person fan experience, but it's bad that they're cancelling the games. The more things we have to keep people at home watching TV, the better.

In fact I think emergency 'friendly' off-season college football and NFL scrimmages should be organized. (Other off-season sports too.) The increased spread caused by a few healthy young people getting the virus from each other would be more than outweighed by keeping sports fans at home.

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Well, we did almost have a worst case scenario pan out with the Jazz game.

Rudy Gobert was about to play, but the game was halted when he tested positive. I'm sure none of these leagues want that to pan out.

My understanding is that Rudy Gobert (who felt he was well enough to play) was in the team hotel, not at the arena.

In any case, that's moot, as Donovan Mitchell, who also tested positive, was at the arena and ready to play.

He didn't play Wednesday but did mockingly touch all of the mics Monday in his media session: https://mobile.twitter.com/Davefox2/status/12379063821934387... so could've been worse but could've been better too

The thinking might be to avoid people watching games in sports bars and similarly crowded places.

Yeah, it would need to be combined with a (long overdue) closing of all bars.

Supposedly the plan in the UK (not for the NHL, other sports) is to ban pubs from showing them, but play behind closed doors and dish out 'free' streaming to ticket holders, so they can watch at home even if they don't usually have access.

Seems the best overall to me. Combined with testing all players maybe.

Also large chunks of or entire teams might get quarantined if they are all practicing together.

And to avoid contact between players.

The players are still in danger if they play.

They all have loved ones that are older or have respiratory conditions I'm sure.

True. Public health emergencies are about making hard choices.

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