The major professional sports leagues in America have restricted locker-room access because of coronavirus fears.
The NBA, NHL, MLS and MLB issued a joint statement Monday night banning media from locker rooms starting Tuesday because of the virus, according to Alicia Jessop. (RELATED: David Hookstead Is The True King In The North When It Comes To College Football)
You can read the full statement below.
Latest COVID-19 and sports news: MLB, MLS, the NBA and NHL have closed access to their locker rooms to anyone who is not a player or essential staff, beginning tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/pd8AJhhQJT
— Alicia Jessop (@RulingSports) March 9, 2020
Well, another day goes by and we’ve got more coronavirus news. I’m still not worried at all. I know people like to spin things up into a big deal, but I’m not going to panic.
The sports leagues are just restricting locker room access to essential members of organizations. If media members have to wait a little longer for questions, then it’s a small price to pay for peace of mind.
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Now, if they start canceling sporting events in America, then that’d be a reason to panic. So far, we’ve seen no evidence to suggest that’ll be the case.
Right now, all we’ve had really are restrictions on the media and locker-room access. Chicago State didn’t play some games, but who cares what that scrub program is up to.
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Let’s hope this whole coronavirus situation is over sooner than later, and we can get back to normalcy.