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New on Sports Illustrated: New Coronavirus Test Could Help Sports Leagues Resume Play Sooner
On Saturday, the possibility of real-time COVID-19 testing became much more possible after the FDA authorized a new diagnostics test.
There will be many hurdles for the NBA and other leagues to resume play once the coronavirus pandemic is under control. One challenge will be the leagues’ capacity to test players, coaches and referees in as close to real-time as possible to ensure they’re not infected. Current tests for COVID-19 take at least a day, and often several days, for results to become known. For instance, Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart waited five days between the day of his test and the day he learned he was infected.
In sports, a multi-day delay presents the risk that a player, coach or referee who learns that he or she tested negative may have become infected after the test occurred—and may have unknowingly infected others, too.
This concern seems particularly worrisome for team-based sports. Basketball, football, baseball, hockey and soccer all involve players in close proximity with one another; in most of those sports, regular and direct physical contact is part of the game. In addition, several of the pro athletes who have been identified as infected express feeling fine and are asymptomatic. It’s thought that players’ young age and peak physical condition improve their odds to defeat the virus. That’s good news for them, but not so much for those around them. Infected people who are asymptomatic are more contagious than was originally assumed.
On Saturday, the possibility of real-time COVID-19 testing became much more possible.
Cepheid, a molecular diagnostics company based in California, announced it had received emergency use authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for a diagnostic test that takes only 45 minutes to determine if a person is infected with COVID-19. The test is called “Xpert Xpress SARS-CoV-2” and it assesses if a person has SARS-CoV-2, the technical name for the virus that causes COVID-19. The test is also conducted at the point-of-care, meaning on the spot and not requiring that samples be sent to a lab for analysis. According to Cepheid, the tests will begin to be shipped next week.
The FDA’s decision to grant emergency use authorization is legally significant. FDA commissioner Stephen Hahn is authorized under section 564 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to permit unapproved medical products, including newly designed medical tests, as well as unapproved uses of approved medical products to be used in an emergency to diagnose a life-threatening disease. The requisite emergency condition was likely satisfied on March 13, when President Donald Trump proclaimed a national emergency on account of the outbreak of COVID-19.
The prospect of COVID-19 tests that indicate a result in 45 minutes could save lives, boost public health and restore the public’s confidence. With such results, health care providers could supply much more timely treatment to the infected, who in turn would be quarantined and less likely to infect others. Respirators and other crucial medical equipment to treat the infected could become more efficiently allocated, too. If all goes well, Xpert Xpress could be a real game-changer.
It’s unknown how accurate Xpert Xpress will prove to be. It’s also unknown how quickly the test will be made available to private businesses, like sports leagues, or the health care testing companies with whom they conduct business. Cepheid states that Xpert Xpress can rely on the company’s “GeneXpert Systems,” which are “automated systems that do not require users to have specialty training to perform testing—they are capable of running 24/7.” Cepheid has 23,000 of these systems, about 5,000 of which are in the United States. As described, Cepheid, the tests and the automated systems that run them are relatively straightforward to use and administrate.
While not nearly as important as the promise of saving lives and preventing infections, Xpert Xpress also offers the promise of helping to restore pro sports competitions. The prospect that players, coaches and referees could be tested before same-day practices and same-day games would increase the feasibility of resuming practices and games. To be sure, leagues might elect to play games without live audiences until COVID-19 testing becomes more available to the general population or until a vaccine is approved and distributed. Yet even without fans present, resuming games in safe environments for players, coaches and referees would provide a big financial boost to the U.S. sports industry and psychological lift to many sports fans. It would also help the country return to some semblance of normalcy, with sports back on TV.
Any improvements to testing of NBA players and other pro athletes could nonetheless spark controversy. Criticisms have been raised of NBA players who are asymptomatic being tested while many Americans who exhibit worrisome symptoms lack access to tests. The accompanying inference is that because NBA players are wealthy and privileged, they have moved ahead of the line for vital healthcare services.
NBA commissioner Adam Silver has pushed back against this narrative on two grounds. First, public health officials—meaning government officers, not NBA executives—were the first to order that NBA players be tested. This occurred in the aftermath of Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert testing positive on Mar. 11. Second, NBA players are considered “super spreaders” in that they are young people who tend to be asymptomatic, who work in close proximity to one another and who often travel and appear in large groups. The NBA has been advised by a group of experts led by former U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, M.D., and noted infectious disease expert David Ho, M.D., of Columbia University that the testing of NBA players advances the interests of public health.
The ability to test players in real-time would be merely one piece of a puzzle before games could return. For one, the NBA and National Basketball Players’ Association, just like other leagues and their respective players’ unions, would need to agree on COVID-19 testing policies. Such agreement is necessary for leagues with unionized players as collective bargaining agreements cover wages, hours and other working conditions, including medical testing. In addition, many states and municipalities have adopted gathering restrictions that in some instances would prevent NBA games even without fans present. The hope is that such restrictions will become unnecessary as the pandemic eases and as economic activity resumes.
Michael McCann is SI’s Legal Analyst. He is also an attorney and the Director of the Sports and Entertainment Law Institute at the University of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce School of Law.
March 22, 2020 at 05:26AM
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New on Sports Illustrated: Boston Celtics Guard Marcus Smart Tests Positive for COVID-19
Smart becomes the 10th NBA player to test positive for the coronavirus.
Celtics guard Marcus Smart has tested positive for the coronavirus, Smart announced Thursday.
Smart said in a video posted to social media that he was tested five days ago and learned of his results Thursday evening. He is asymptomatic and has been in isolation for "several days," according to the Celtics' statement on the situation.
"I'm okay. I feel fine," Smart said. "I don't feel any of the symptoms, but I can't stress enough practicing social distancing and really keeping yourself away from a large group of people.
"Taking steps to maintain the health and safety of everyone in our organization and across the NBA remains our top priority," the team added in their statement. "And we will continue to work closely with health officials and the league in addressing this situation."
Testing was "initiated because of exposure to a known positive case," per the Celtics. Prior to the league's stoppage, Boston had played both the Jazz and Nets within a 10-day span. Both teams have had multiple players test positive for COVID-19, including Nets star Kevin Durant.
In total, as of Thursday evening, five teams have had players test positive for COVID-19.
Earlier Thursday, both the 76ers and Nuggets announced that members of their respective organizations also tested positive. Two Lakers also have the coronavirus, according to The Athletic's Shams Charania.
The NBA suspended the season indefinitely last Wednesday after Jazz center Rudy Gobert preliminarily tested positive. He was the first NBA player to do so.
NBA commissioner Adam Silver said Wednesday that he's optimistic that the season in some form could be salvaged, but did not have an idea regarding timing.
"When public health officials give us the okay," Silver said.
As of Thursday evening, there are more than 233,000 confirmed cases worldwide, causing nearly 10,000 deaths. There are more than 10,800 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the United States.
March 20, 2020 at 05:26AM
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New on Sports Illustrated: Two Lakers Players Test Positive for Coronavirus
After two Lakers and one Boston Celtic tested positive, the NBA now has 10 players who have tested positive for the coronavirus.
Two players on the Los Angeles Lakers have tested positive for the coronavirus, according to The Athletic's Shams Charania.
The team later confirmed the report in a statement, noting that both players are currently asymptomatic and in quarantine under the care of the team's physician.
The Lakers players, whose names were not reported, were administered tests Wednesday at the team's practice facility in El Segundo. On Wednesday, a majority of the Lakers players were tested for COVID-19, according to the Los Angeles Times.
Per The Athletic, the team may now administer tests to the remaining players who did not take tests Wednesday morning.
Mere minutes after Charania's report broke, the Boston Celtics announced one of their players had tested positive, too.
The news comes just days after the Nets announcing that four players, including star forward Kevin Durant, had tested positive for COVID-19.
When the Lakers hosted the Nets on March 10, the NBA had recently enacted new social distancing guidelines, including only allowing essential team personnel into locker rooms and keeping a six-to-eight foot distance from reporters.
Including the two Lakers and one Celtic, there are now 10 known NBA players who have tested positive for the coronavirus.
Earlier Thursday, both the 76ers and Nuggets announced that members of their respective organizations also tested positive.
The NBA suspended the season indefinitely last Wednesday after Jazz center Rudy Gobert preliminarily tested positive. He was the first NBA player to do so.
ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski previously reported that NBA owners and executives have discussed a possible best-case scenario for teams to return to play by mid-to-late June, likely with no fans at games.
NBA commissioner Adam Silver said Wednesday that he's optimistic that the season in some form could be salvaged, but did not have an idea regarding timing.
"When public health officials give us the okay," Silver said.
NBA teams' access to coronavirus tests have been an increasing subject of speculation, as many hospitals lack an adequate number of tests. Following the announcement that a number of Nets players tested positive, New York City mayor Bill de Blasio crafted a critical tweet about the subject, stating, "Tests should not be for the wealthy, but for the sick."
In response, NBPA executive director Michele Roberts defended the league for getting access to tests for its players.
"The problem that more of us can't get the tests—and I'm not apologetic about saying it—in my view, that rests at the foot of the federal government," Roberts said. "They were responsible for making sure we were protected in that regard and I think they failed."
As of Thursday evening, there are more than 233,000 confirmed cases worldwide, causing nearly 10,000 deaths. There are more than 10,800 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the United States.
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6.3-magnitude quake strikes south of Indonesia’s Bali
DENPASAR – A strong earthquake jolted Indonesia’s holiday island of Bali early on Thursday (March 19), but no tsunami warning was issued.
The quake struck at 1.45am with an epicentre 255km south of the town of Nusa Dua, the US Geological Service reported.
The epicentre was a relatively shallow 10km deep.
Indonesia’s weather and geophysics bureau said there was no tsunami threat.
No casualties or infrastructure damage have been reported so far, but the quake was strongly felt across the holiday island.
A hotel staffer Indra Kurniawan just got home from work when the jolt shook his boarding house in Canggu, Bali.
“The shaking was not that powerful but ones could feel it. It lasted not more than a minute,” he told AFP.
The South-east Asian archipelago is one of the most disaster-prone nations on Earth.
In 2018, a 7.5-magnitude quake and a subsequent tsunami in Palu on Sulawesi island left more than 4,300 people dead or missing.
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New on Sports Illustrated: Adam Silver Floats Idea of One-Off NBA Fundraiser Event Amid Coronavirus Hiatus
NBA commissioner Adam Silver discussed the NBA's future Wednesday night in an interview with ESPN's Rachel Nichols.
NBA commissioner Adam Silver said Wednesday night in an interview with ESPN's Rachel Nichols that the league has discussed potentially hosting a charity game or another one-off fundraising event involving medically cleared players to try and entertain fans during the league's hiatus.
"Just because people are stuck at home and they need a diversion and they need to be entertained," Silver said. "...To the extent we were the first to shut our league down. To what extent can we be a first mover to restart our economy."
The potential event is just one of the options that Silver has floated when discussing the league's potential return to play. He said that the league office has also talked about when the league could operate itself in a normal manner or if it would need to restart games without fans.
Silver added that he's optimistic that the season in some form could be salvaged, but did not have an idea regarding timing.
"When public health officials give us the okay," Silver said.
Previously, ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski reported that NBA owners and executives have discussed a possible best-case scenario for teams to return to play by mid-to-late June, likely with no fans at games.
Silver acknowledged that when the NBA went off the air last Wednesday night, "it was a larger decision than just the NBA."
"I think it got a lot of people's attention," he said.
The NBA made its decision last Wednesday night, the first of its kind among America's major sports leagues, following the positive test of Jazz center Rudy Gobert. A number of other leagues and sports organizations followed suit on Thursday, suspending their operations.
Silver confirmed that as of Wednesday night, eight NBA teams have been tested for the coronavirus.
On Tuesday, the Nets announced that four players had tested positive for COVID-19. Star forward Kevin Durant is reportedly among them.
Silver added he wasn't surprised by a number of Nets testing positive.
"My sense is especially in the New York area, that if you took almost any random group of New Yorkers that it would be likely, increasingly likely, that there are going to be some positive tests," Silver said.
Despite the spread of COVID-19, the NBA is allowing players to travel out of market under certain circumstances during the league's indefinite break, though players must keep the respective teams updated on their whereabouts. Additionally, the league has extended its ban on team practices, according to ESPN's Tim Bontemps, though players will still be able to work out at team facilities individually. Bontemps also reports that the league has recommended temperature checks on everyone entering team facilities.
As of Wednesday evening, there are more than 210,300 confirmed cases of the coronavirus worldwide, causing nearly 9,000 deaths. There are more than 8,000 confirmed cases in the United States.
March 19, 2020 at 05:40AM
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New on Sports Illustrated: Gronk to Host WrestleMania 36's Two-Night Event
WWE announced WrestleMania 36 will be a two-night event, headlined by Drew McIntyre vs. Brock Lesnar and Goldberg vs. Roman Reigns bouts.
Two days after announcing that WrestleMania 36 would be held without fans in attendance, WWE released further details about its plans its marquee event in a statement Wednesday. WrestleMania 36 will now take place across two nights—Saturday, April 4, and Sunday, April 5—with Rob Gronkowski hosting each night.
This will mark the first time in the event's history that WrestleMania will span multiple nights.
Gronkowski tweeted the news about his involvement earlier in the day, and teased further details to come on Friday's edition of SmackDown.
"Titles and legacies are on the line as WrestleMania 36 features a loaded slate of matches," WWE said in its statement. "Royal Rumble Match winner Drew McIntyre challenges WWE Champion Brock Lesnar, Universal Champion Goldberg defends his title against Roman Reigns, and Raw Women’s Champion Becky Lynch looks to fight off the rise of Shayna Baszler. Also, 16-time World Champion John Cena returns to battle “The Fiend” Bray Wyatt, AJ Styles hopes to put the “final nail in the coffin” of The Undertaker’s career and much more."
The fan-less edition of "The Show of Shows" will take place at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, after previously being slated for Tampa's Raymond James Stadium. Despite the official statement from WWE, questions still persist as to what WrestleMania 36 will actually look like with no fans in attendance.
Prior to WWE's official statement on the details about the event, rumors swirled regarding whether or not WrestleMania 36 would actually take place at all, with some speculation that the backup venue announcement was merely a gesture to satisfy an insurance policy. Those concerns have now been put to bed, and "The Showcase of Immortals" will proceed.
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New on Sports Illustrated: Amid Coronavirus Concerns, IOC to Discuss State of Olympics on International Call Tuesday
The IOC has scheduled a call for Tuesday with the heads of all national federations to discuss the impact the coronavirus pandemic has had upon the Tokyo Games, multiple sources have told Sports Illustrated.
The International Olympic Committee has scheduled a call for Tuesday with the heads of all national federations to discuss the impact the coronavirus pandemic has had upon the Tokyo Games, multiple sources have told Sports Illustrated.
The teleconference, which will be led by IOC president Thomas Bach, comes amid mounting concerns about whether the Summer Olympics can go on as scheduled, with the Opening Ceremonies slated for July 24. Japanese officials have proclaimed that the Games will be on time, but that stance could become more difficult to maintain as the ripples of the COVID-19 outbreak continue to spread.
A follow-up call between USOPC chief executive officer Sarah Hirschland and the heads of all U.S. national sports governing bodies is expected to take place Wednesday, sources said.
The possibility of delaying the Games, while far from ideal, seems to be more real every day. While it remains to be seen whether Olympic broadcast partner NBC would champion a postponement that pushes the Tokyo Games into conflict with football season, it might be the best alternative for much of the world in terms of ensuring fan and athlete safety and producing fair competition.
“Of course the IOC and the whole world wants a successful Olympics,” British runner John Learmonth told The Guardian this week. “But for that to happen I strongly believe the event needs to be postponed—unless the authorities can guarantee it will be business as usual, which I don’t believe they can.”
Even if the global pandemic is considered to be under control by July, the current crisis is wreaking havoc upon national qualifying trials to make Olympic teams, and on the training of aspiring Olympians. Many countries have had to postpone or cancel qualifying trials, and the United States is no exception. USA Wrestling, for example, recently postponed its trials that were scheduled for April 4–5 at Penn State.
Late June is the critical window for American trials in numerous high-profile sports. Track & Field trials are June 19–28 in Eugene, Oregon; swimming trials are June 21–28 in Omaha; and gymnastics trials are June 25–28 in St. Louis. If training for those events is significantly compromised, it would stand to reason that the USOPC would be in favor of a postponement of the Games.
Meanwhile, there is an underlying tension as athletes seek to continue training amid community restrictions and guidelines. There is an unprecedented premium being places on athletes and their coaches to strike a balance between social responsibility and continuing to chase long-held Olympic dreams
In the United States, national team members in multiple sports—including many medalists and household names—are scrambling to find workout space as facilities close, both on college campuses and elsewhere. The U.S. Olympic Training Centers in Colorado Springs and Lake Placid are allowing athletes currently on campus to remain, but have prohibited any new arrivals at a time when those facilities normally are in high demand.
In swimming, especially, altitude training at the OTC in Colorado during the spring months of an Olympic year is highly prized in preparation for the Trials. But for now simply finding any open pool has been difficult, rendering many of America’s best swimmers vagabonds.
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