Coronavirus and Pro/NCAA Sports; Marcus Smart tests positive

[ozgod]

Wow good for Rudy:

https://twitter.com/royceyoung/status/1238918558991683587

He is trying to make up for the dumb stunt he did.  I think that should do it, in a major way.
Good for Rudy.

Good for Rudy, indeed. It is sad, however, to think his donation is most likely motivated more by guilt than his love and concern for his fellow human being.

Sure, but guilt implies remorse and that's the correct response to his situation.His actions were inappropriate, but peoples first repsonse to soemthing they dont understand is often to joke.

I guess the people who will benefit from his action don't care what motivated it at least 

[ozgod]

https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1238577360145965061?s=20

idk why the players are doing this. The staff workers qualify for government  Unemployment benefits

Actually, a lot of these workers are considered independent contractors and are not eligible for unemployment.  Vendors have had such an arrangement for years, and more recently other aspects of event services have turned to the gig economy.

i don’t think it works like that in a state of emergency. You think the state and federal government are just going to shrug their shoulders at these people losing their jobs ? Lol

have they finally passed a bill giving people paid sick leave and special unemployment yet?  if not, then yes.  they're shrugging their shoulders.

Here's what's in the Pelosi bill that was passed with bipartisan support included, with Trump expected to sign it. There's provision for paid sick leave for those who are sick or have a family member affected, or for workers who have to stay at home because their childcare facility their kid goes to is closed due to Covid-19. Regarding layoffs due to closures due to coronavirus, those folks affected would have to be given leave for up to 12 weeks at 2/3 their normal rate of pay, effective for up to a year.

One of the biggest changes is a new paid sick leave guarantee for those impacted by the coronavirus, and reaching agreement on this issue was one of the final sticking points to a deal. Under the agreement, employers would be required to provide 14 days of paid sick leave at “not less” than two-thirds their regular rate. They would qualify for the benefit if they are sick and have to be quarantined or treated for coronavirus, or if they have to leave their jobs to take care of a family member who has coronavirus. Workers would also be eligible for paid sick leave if they have to stay home because they have a child whose school or childcare facility has closed due to the coronavirus.

The agreement also dramatically expands the existing paid family medical and leave program from its current form. Under existing law, employers are required to give “job protected” medical leave for up to 12 weeks — meaning workers cannot be fired — without additional pay. Under the Pelosi-Mnuchin plan, workers taking paid medical leave would also be paid at two-thirds of their typical rate of pay for the 12 weeks. This benefit, which applies to companies with fewer than 500 employees, would be available for a year for people affected by the coronavirus.

Congressional aides raised concerns that pushing these new benefits onto employers might bankrupt many businesses already trying to contend with the financial blow from coronavirus. Instead, the legislation gives employers a tax credit equal to 100 percent of paid sick leave wage benefits they have paid out. The plan also beefs up unemployment insurance by giving states additional funding to disburse should there be a significant rise in the ranks of the uninsured.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2020/03/13/paid-leave-democrats-trump-deal-coronavirus/

I guess there's an exclusion to this...big employers with 500+ employees like McDonalds and Amazon are not required to provide any sick leave, while companies with less than 50 employees can request exemptions.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/14/opinion/coronavirus-pelosi-sick-leave.html?action=click&module=Opinion&pgtype=Homepage

[ozgod]

There's some criticism of the fact that the NBA was able to strong arm the OKC health agency into doing 58 Covid-19 tests, which represented 60% of OKC's daily capacity, in a matter of a couple of hours. Helps to get your folks to the front of the queue I guess.

https://clutchpoints.com/jazz-news-oklahoma-used-60-percent-of-testing-coronavirus-capabilities-on-utah/

[mmmmm]

There's some criticism of the fact that the NBA was able to strong arm the OKC health agency into doing 58 Covid-19 tests, which represented 60% of OKC's daily capacity, in a matter of a couple of hours. Helps to get your folks to the front of the queue I guess.

https://clutchpoints.com/jazz-news-oklahoma-used-60-percent-of-testing-coronavirus-capabilities-on-utah/

The fact that testing is a 'scarce resource' that people have to argue and fight over access to is absurd.

South Korea administers more tests in a single day, every day, than the US has administered so far in total.

[nickagneta]

Gotta say, really bumming that the NHL season could get cancelled for good. The Bruins were going to win the Cup this year.😢

[Phantom255x]

FWIW, in Europe most people, officials and organizations are prepared to have "no soccer for months".

[tazzmaniac]

Didn't see it mentioned that Shams reported Christian Wood as the Detroit player and 3rd overall player to test positive. 

[JSD]

Gotta say, really bumming that the NHL season could get cancelled for good. The Bruins were going to win the Cup this year.😢

well, at least Lebron is another year older.

[Roy H.]

Gotta say, really bumming that the NHL season could get cancelled for good. The Bruins were going to win the Cup this year.😢

They should have the Bucks and Bruins hang banners.

[Phantom255x]

Woj on Twitter:

CDC recommendation of no events of 50-plus people for next two months comes as a number of NBA owners and executives increasingly believe a best case scenario is a mid-to-late June return to play -- with no fans. League's scouting for possible arena dates all the way thru August.

[SparzWizard]

Gotta say, really bumming that the NHL season could get cancelled for good. The Bruins were going to win the Cup this year.😢

They should have the Bucks and Bruins hang banners.

With asterisks next to it. But honestly, the Bruins should've won it all last year.

[Phantom255x]

Dang.

https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1240004036214087681?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet

Four Nets have tested positive for the coronavirus, team says.

[fairweatherfan]

Wow Durant is one of the Nets that tested positive.

https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1240026314180083720

[ozgod]

https://twitter.com/BleacherReport/status/1240027158585606144

[tazzmaniac]

Dang.

https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1240004036214087681?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet

Four Nets have tested positive for the coronavirus, team says.

3 of the 4 are currently not symptomatic.