The Bahrain Grand Prix is also expected to be held behind closed doors. Several Euroleague basketball games have been scheduled to go off without spectators, as are preseason games in Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball League. Sports leagues in countries hit harder by the virus at this point have already taken drastic measures to protect the health of players and the public.Ĭhina has postponed the start of its professional soccer leagues at all levels. As a professional athlete, it would he hard to do it without the fans.” “Overall we want to be healthy,” Gay said after the Spurs’ shootaround Sunday in Cleveland.
“It’s the worst, worst-case scenario,” Gay said.Įchoing comments made by other NBA players - notably Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James - Gay said he would be against the idea of playing games to empty arenas if at all possible. Spurs forward Rudy Gay seems that prospect as something else.
