A business-as-usual approach is most needed amid trying times such as coronavirus

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This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy.Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James, seen here with Los Angeles Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard on Mar 8, 2020, said of possible bans: 'I ain’t playing if I ain’t got the fans in the crowd. If I show up to an arena and there ain’t no fans in there, I ain’t playing. They can do what they want to do.

James is the alpha of North American sport. What he says carries enormous weight across all leagues. Since most athletes aren’t exactly bold, independent thinkers, James’s pronouncements are often functional diktats about how pros should comport themselves.Because this is rapidly moving from what we’d all prefer to happen to what’s going to happen whether we like it or not.

The NHL suggested to teams they think about shutting their locker rooms to the media. No one’s instructed them to do so. Not yet. Just asked them to consider it. Aside from the virus itself, this is the most dreadful prospect about what lies ahead. That we are moving from a communal way of living – travelling together, sitting together while we work, spending our free time together – to a solitary one.While in the midst of an apocalypse grocery shop the other day, this idea sort of appealed to me. I could do with a few weeks of monkish isolation in which to gather my thoughts. Hit that pile of books at the bedside.

Although the pros may not think about it this way, that’s the reason they are paid so much money. It isn’t to put balls in nets. It is to provide a monolithic spectacle that plays a crucial role in social cohesion. They are glue that helps bind our communities.

 

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Globe_Sports every infected countries and cities are cancelling large gathering event, they are not stupid. whoever ignores this risk will pay the price eventually, it's simple logic and common sense. unfortunately many Canadian officials is way behind the curve.

Globe_Sports Yep, put one’s head in the sand and pretend this is not happening?

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