Dr. Larry Chang, an infectious disease specialist @JohnsHopkins, said restarting the #NBA or launching the aborted #MLB season would be a gamble, even if players & coaches are tested & kept in a virus-free bubble.
Even if pro sports resumed under quarantine, a single faulty test could allow an infected player onto the field, spreading #coronavirus throughout the league. The potential makes Dr. Richard Jackson of @UCLAFSPH "nervous."
Another thing about reviving pro sports now: A player with immunity becomes very valuable to his team, with no restrictions, etc. An expert wondered if athletes might be tempted to catch the virus & develop antibodies. He called it "perverse incentive." Interesting.
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