The Rockets originally scheduled to December 24, Beijing, delayed, the reason is that the rocket rookie small Ken Yang – Martin’s two nucleic acid test results are inconsistent, one of the results is positive, and then removes the players who have close contact with them. James Harden, who violates the epidemic prevention, etc., the rocket has not yet 8 people, and the alliance can only be delayed helplessly. A few days ago, the Chairman of the Alliance Adam – Xiaohua also publicly expressed “confidence in the Alliance Epidemic Program”, but the reality will soon give Xiao Huada. On the day of the season, there was already a game due to new crown virus epidemic.
In fact, from the league to restore the main parking system this season, some competitions will be delayed because of the expected factories, MLB, NFL, American University Rugby League, and New Season of American University Basketball League. I have encountered this trouble. Other sports projects are not mentioned, and there have been many games since the NCAA has been postponed or even canceled.
Nowadays, the alliance has undergone huge pressure, and the epidemic prevention manual they have developed is very comprehensive and can not hold some players. If the alliance cannot kill some players in the season, some players are very difficult to go to the epidemic prevention manual, and the next road will be very difficult.
Reasons for the Rocket Thunder Competition
On December 23, Beijing time, the social media suddenly passed a video of Harden did not wear a mask and friend gathering, it is said that Harden runs to the nightclub. This video triggered an uproar, because Harden has been in Atlanta before joining the Rockets Camp, His behavior has violated the epidemic prevention manual, and the Alliance Epidemic Prevention Manual clearly defines that these places cannot be used in these places.
After Harden returned, the 6 consecutive nucleic acid detection was negative, which would work with the whole team and participated in the preseason. But the day before the beginning of the new season, Haden was taken as a party. ESPN reporter McMa Hong reported that the Alliance has conducted an investigation of Harden’s behavior, see if this video is recent, if it is recent, Harden may not be able to participate in the game with Thunder.
Soon, there is news that Harden is dare to run to nightcloth, the reason is that he has been infected with new championships during the stop.
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Harden said to the Alliance investigators, he believes that he complies with the prevention manual, Harden and multiple eyewitnesses said that the investigators said that Harden just participated in a dinner of a friend, recently his friend just promoted. Celebrate. It is reported that Harden said that he wore a mask from a single entrance, and he was sitting in a single area with his bodyguard. He took a photo with his friends and sent a friend gift. After about 30 minutes, I left. Nothing else didn’t go anywhere. After these unfavorable news from Harden, Harden also argues with your own media. He said that he just participated in a friend party, but he didn’t go to the dressing nightclub. He thought that the outside world was splashing to him.
On December 24th, Beijing time, the new news came, the Rocket conducted nucleic acid detection on the players, and the test results of Harden this Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday were negative, and he did not infect new crown viruses. However, the results of the first test of Rockets, the first test results are positive, and the second time is negative, and the insurance must accept isolation and further test. I have a close contact with him, I went to the barber shop, John Wall, Damus-Coss, and another new show, two-way contract player Mason-Jones. Calculate the Ben-McEmole where the virus is now infected – Mac Moore, the season reimbursement, the rocket does not make up the lowest requirements of 8 people, the alliance can only postpone the Rockets with the Thunder.
The Rockets were postponed with the Thunder game. It was not caused by Haden, and he did not go to the nightclub. However, Harden and friend gathering violated the epidemic prevention regulations, the alliance stipulates that the players do not allow the nightclub or club to participate in the party, even if the number of people is within 15 people, the player is also able to wear a mask and keep social distances . Obviously, investigators believe that Harden did not do.
The alliance quickly made a penalty for Harden, Harden was fined $ 50,000, but it won’t be banned. But now when the rocket can make the least 8 people or unknown, the rocket will be uncertain.
Event time axis (all Beijing time)
On the evening of December 23, Harden was circulated with friends, allegedly in the undressing dance nightclub. ESPN reporter McMama said that the Alliance launched the investigation of Harden, and Harden could not play the crisis of the Thunder.
Subsequently, McMah was once again broke the news, and Harden was infected with new crown viruses when he was parked in the mid-season league.
In the early morning of December 24, Harden was rumored by social media, saying that he was just a party with friends, and did not go to the undressing dance nightclub.
ESPN announced the results of Harden, the results showed that the nucleic acid detection of Harden for three consecutive days was negative, and he did not infect viruses.
At 2:30 in the morning of December 24, many authoritative media broke the news, and the rocket rookie gamartin examination was positive. However, there is a message saying that the second inspection result of the small Martin is negative. Two results conflict, the insurance sought, and the small martin must be isolated and further inspected. In addition, Wall, Coss, Tat, Jones have a close contact with Xiao Main, and they must accept isolation as stated. At this time, the risk of the competition is delayed. After that, the Alliance ruled that Harden violated the epidemic prevention regulations, and there was no qualification to participate in the game with the Thunder. Calculate the previous diagnosed McEmole, the reimbursement of Clemmus, the fire can’t get 8 people, and the game is forced to cancel.
On the morning of December 24th, the alliance announced that it was fined $ 50,000 to Harden, without banned (if Harden was banned, he was over $ 280,000).
If the situation expansion of NBA will suffer a major blow
The League’s first time to give Harden $ 50,000 tickets, that is, hopes to be in effect, they don’t want other players to make the same mistake, so that the situation expands. Because once the situation expands, the impact is not just a rocket team, and the entire alliance will encounter a huge blow.
In the past year, the alliance has encountered huge economic losses. According to statistics, last season league lost $ 800 million ticket income, $ 400 million sponsorship and commodity sales revenue. Coupled with the loss of China’s market, the league lost $ 200 million. Compared with the 2018-19 season, the league revenue last season was less than 10% and dropped to $ 8.3 billion.
If the situation expands, more competitions have been postponed, and the cost of each team and alliance will increase. The team must find a way to make a temporary worker from the development of the Alliance or the free market, which is an unnecessary expenditure. Travel plan adjustment, the workload of the logistics support department of each team has increased. The alliance should re-adjust the schedule, which also needs to be human.
What is even more worrying is that once the alliance is in a stop-in stop, even the whole season is canceled, the alliance will experience more losses in the event of a ticket income that has lost $ 4 billion, which will be a devastating blow to the future. The wage in the season is not easy to keep the season last season, and the increase in the increase in the future salary has not been expected. If the league is parked and even canceled the season, the league is heavy, and the player will be sharply reduced by the wave of income.
With the success of the last season of bubbles, the alliance can certainly return to the bubble mode again, last season bubbles resemble the league to save $ 1.5 billion in income. However, in the last season, it was a few months in the bubble, and the total expenditure of the alliance was as high as $ 1.9 billion, which was more than 10 million US dollars than expected, which is still only a part of the team to participate. If all the teams are concentrated into the bubble, the affiliate’s expenditure will be higher, this is another expectation.
Also consider the most important point – personal safety. From the epidemic to the present, multiple players have been infected with viruses, and these young professional players have returned to the stadium after rehabilitation. However, a league’s operation is not just a player, coach, referee, and the staff is part of this precision instrument, which part is not.
If the situation is expanded, those aged referees, coaches, and staff will risks. Even if the player is not safe, in March this year, the two NCAA players died because of infected virus healing. Even just for yourself, those who are not self-discipline should not take life, like this nightclub, this convergence is converged.
What is the NBA emergency plan in the infection case?
In less than half a month, the alliance and the player will issue an epidemic prevention manual. Although the alliance knows that other leagues have delayed the case due to the epidemic, the alliance also knows that the new season may have diagnosed cases, but the alliance What condition will be delayed or canceled and there is no clear provision.
Whether it is after the last season, it is still this season or this season. The aim of the alliance will not postpone or cancel the game because of individual people infecting viruses. Just I didn’t expect, the next day, the rocket made this out, some people have a positive, and many people have close contact, and some people violate the epidemic prevention regulations, and multiple conditions are stacked together leads to postponed.
This is of course the worst result, but the alliance has also psychologically prepared for this result. Xiao Hua said: “I think we are ready to cope with individual cases, based on the preseason we observed, based on our observation of other leagues in the bubble, very unfortunately, individual cases occur Inevitably, we will prepare a variety of emergencies. “
Although the Rocket and Thunder’s game is postponed, it may even affect other competitions, Xiao Hua firmly believes that the overall operation of the alliance will not be affected, and he is confident in the Alliance’s Epidemic Prevention Manual. “Many times, someone asked me why I want to start a new season at this time, especially the status quo of the epidemic. Simply, we have a medical manual for us and our medical experts. If we don’t believe in the game is Safety, responsible choice, we will not choose to start. “
In the case of other leagues, the NBA is the first plan in the event due to the cause of the epidemic, is a modified schedule. The previous half of the schedule was previously reserved for the modified schedule for emergencies. Previously, the alliance only announced the game from December 23 to March 5 next year, and the next half of the course did not announce. Like the Rockets and Thunder, because of the event of epidemic cause, if there is no reasonable time to rearrange the front half, it may be arranged to be arranged. Of course, the modification of the schedule is already the best result. Xiao Hua admits that if the epidemic is serious, it is not impossible to stop this season. However, Xiao Hua is now in the step. Xiao Hua has also admitted that when they play play, they may re-return to bubble mode, but if there is no accident, the regular season will adhere to the main flight model. Now, Xiao Hua hopes that the vaccine can be promoted next year, he hopes to recover the entry of the game.
