Former NBA player wants league to return in empty arenas as a coronavirus distraction
Deep in all of our hearts, we know better days are coming. But man, this has been a difficult month.
All of sports has shut down in the United States as the COVID-19 pandemic worsens. The number of deaths continues to rise and much of the country is under a stay-at-home order.
Not having the NBA, NHL, MLS and Major League Baseball as a way to take our minds off the dreadful state of things has been rough.
That’s why former Chicago Bulls/Duke guard Jay Williams believes the NBA should start up again in empty arenas to give fans a mental break from the coronavirus.
“As hard as it is to manufacture your own energy if you’re playing in an arena without fans, I would think and ask every NBA player, every athlete, implore them to be reflective of the times that we’re in,” Williams said Friday on ESPN’s “Get Up.”
“If there is one bastion of hope that we have as fans, it’s please take our mind away from what’s happening currently in the world,” Williams added. “And if the hard part for players is to play in an arena with no fans, then we have to do that. We need to do that, because us as fans, we need our superstar players to lead the effort to take our minds away from this horrific place that we’re in as a society right now.”
Williams specifically mentioned Lakers star LeBron James to step up and play with energy and excitement.
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