Affected by the epidemic, the recovery of the Chinese Super League can only take the form of closed doors. However, even if the tournament system + empty field makes the Chinese Super League give the outside world an overly cold feeling, in the closed division, the league can at least advance according to the plan; in contrast, those popular leagues in Europe and the United States that have received great attention and have long resumed home and away games have once again been greatly affected by the epidemic.
In Europe, La Liga, Serie A, Bundesliga have been confirmed cases, some time ago the Portuguese Super League Belém people were affected by the new crown, playing Benfica can only send 9 people to play. The Premier League has become the real hardest hit area, the Premier League in yesterday's announcement, confirmed that the latest week of the Premier League 42 people (including staff) infection positive, a record high; among which Tottenham and Manchester United, Brighton, Villa, Leicester City and the Championship West Brom have many infections; and like Son Xingyu, in two months, has been infected twice.
The NBA, affected by the new crown, has also caught up with the Premier League. The Bulls have been given the coronavirus for 10 people and have had two games confirmed to be postponed. After the three-goal lifted the health and safety agreement, the Hornets also had four other people out of the game due to the new crown infection. In the past two days, more and more teams have begun to be recruited, the Nets have been recruited by 7 before playing the Raptors, and the defending champion Bucks, Alphabet, Matthews, Smart and DiVinchenzo, who was planned to return tomorrow, have been recruited at the same time; the Lakers have also officially announced Horton. Tucker, Howard, Munch, in addition to the Raptors, Nuggets, Grizzlies, Knicks, Heat, Pacers and other teams are not spared. More than 30 players have been confirmed to be absent because of a positive test result (test positive in the NBA is collectively referred to as a violation of health and safety protocols).
When the epidemic began to invade professional sports, the outside world once again began to worry about the scene last March. The Daily Telegraph broke the news that premier league teams met on Tuesday local time to discuss the possible impact of the epidemic and the measures that should be put in place, and talked about the huge impact that the epidemic may have on the Christmas schedule and the rest of the season. The Post broke out that many teams were already worried that the Premier League might be shut down again.
So then again, why did the outbreak take the lead in the Premier League and the NBA? It can be said that the response of the Premier League and the NBA to the epidemic has been half a beat slower. Look at the Bundesliga, many games have been vacant, while Italy, the whole country, has entered a state of emergency, and the Serie A league has responded. In contrast, the Premier League has only recently begun to discuss how to deal with the epidemic, and the NBA has not seen the league and players' unions discuss this aspect so far.
When Curry fought a record-breaking battle at Madison Square Garden, the ticket price was inflated, reflecting that the NBA league was more focused on commercial interests than the epidemic. When players, referees, staff, arena security guards, spectators on the sidelines, the media accompanying the team, law enforcement referees, team staff and even the little caddies are all exposed to an invisible net, danger is everywhere. As more and more teams have a large-scale infection, in fact, this season's NBA also has the risk of another shutdown.
Of course, behind the concentrated outbreak of the Premier League and the NBA, there are also completely different reasons. According to the Daily Mail, vaccination rates remain low in clubs in England's fourth-tier pro leagues, with at least three Premier League teams having less than 50% vaccination rates within the team, with only all players from Leeds United, Brentford and Wolves having two shots of vaccination. The NBA players, on the other hand, are much more self-conscious; in early December, the god Shams confirmed that in all the league's current guarantee contracts, the number of unvaccinated players is only 15 to 18.
When the number of infections in the NBA far exceeds the number of unvaccinated people, and has been refusing to be vaccinated, but Irving, who has not been infected with the new crown so far, is this wave really standing in the atmosphere? And how should professional sports face the series of impacts of the epidemic and avoid another shutdown?