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April 16, 2020, 06:18:31 AM
Very unexpected.

This virus is choosing no age, it's attacking everyone that's infected.

People who are still young and have good immune are fighting the virus but still going through difficulty. I've read one of the football player describing a stage where he had difficulty breathing.

I can't imagine how much difficulty people who are old are going through.
It's really hard, I can't even think of myself if I got hit of this virus. I'm not athletic and I'm sort of overweight.

These people have a balance diet and living the balanced lifestyle still they go through a lot. Very sad and painful to imagine.
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April 16, 2020, 12:23:52 AM
Seriously how long will this last?

I guess the NBA will resume as soon as the vaccine is available to use worldwide. The NBA is really urging and finding ways to resume their business. I have read a headline where NBA might lose a billion dollars if this pandemic continue till the 30th. Therefore, the NBA is lossing a huge chunk of profit, thus they are making a contingency plan to run the business in an unusual ways.

Anyway, I guess everything and normal routine will resume when the vaccine is available already. All of the lock down and quarantine will be lifted as well.
It would be on general aspect since not on NBA had been majorly affected by this pandemic.We do all need the vaccine for our lives to go back in normal. This doesnt only talk about businesses but as a whole.
The association wont really have any options but to accept that they do lost up that much money and even if they do force in to continue, they are risking someones lives.They would surely
get lots of criticism instead of praise on such action.
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April 15, 2020, 11:32:10 PM
Seriously how long will this last?

I guess the NBA will resume as soon as the vaccine is available to use worldwide. The NBA is really urging and finding ways to resume their business. I have read a headline where NBA might lose a billion dollars if this pandemic continue till the 30th. Therefore, the NBA is lossing a huge chunk of profit, thus they are making a contingency plan to run the business in an unusual ways.

Anyway, I guess everything and normal routine will resume when the vaccine is available already. All of the lock down and quarantine will be lifted as well.
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April 15, 2020, 11:20:53 PM
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I totally agree. There could be high profile NBA athletes who are helping since the outbreak, but they chose to remain outside of the limelight. The only player that what vocal was Gobert, which obviously the first case we have in the league that's why he goes to Twitter and announces that he had donated to the cause. And I'm sure that there are a lot, from NBA management to players who are donating money to fight against this pandemic.

There are a lot of money to the NBA industry.
In my opinion, the NBA federation along with all the players should start collecting an amount of money in order to help the US or the world in the fight against Coronavirus. Even an amount of 50. - I think that it is not a big deal to be collected- is going to be a great help to the world.

I disagree though, those who wanted to donate should do it voluntarily. The NBA should not collect money per players. Obviously, big percentage of NBA players are multi millionaire and then can donate as much as they can in which ever way possible.

Probably there are more players that have donated a lot of money already, but they don't want it to be made in public.
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April 15, 2020, 10:14:40 PM

Time flies really fast. I think it's just a few weeks ago since the NBA suspend their games. I hope in the upcoming several months, I will see a report that "VIRUS NOW TOTALLY CONTROLLED" and "NBA TO RESUME SEASON ON !@#$%^".

Hoping that will be the news tomorrow when I wake up.
Then we will all be free again.  Grin

Now, I didn't know this.
https://africa.espn.com/mma/story/_/id/29041258/shaquille-oneal-credits-nba-success-mma
Shaq doing MMA? Whoa!


Davis will just need to be a better power forward than Giannis next year so he could go to the 1st team of All NBA.
Actually he is. If this is still the 90's. It's a compliment of course.
https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/all-nba-picks-lebron-james-anthony-davis-represent-lakers-ben-simmons-makes-first-team-all-defense/
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April 15, 2020, 06:43:34 PM
 Seriously how long will this last? I mean I am checking out the numbers and I am not going to lie it takes about a full month to even peak, and than some that stays at around that peak, and do not forget the small times that it just starts out. Hopefully we will get it over with in few months but the reality is, as long as we do not find a cure for it, or a medicine a drug or something, we are not going to really be liberated are we? We are all trying to stay at home, we are all trying to isolate ourselves, everyone who has to go outside wears masks and gloves and all of that stuff and even with that it took us a month to see a decline. If we see like under 100 death in many nations and we suddenly let people go outside and just be like old days, since we do not have a cure yet, whats there to stop the virus start spreading all over again and start another killing spree?
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April 15, 2020, 06:41:55 PM

Above all of this, no need to literally question whether a player donated or not. I mean, why should concerns like this be raised. Maybe others don't want it to be broadcast or some players still on the planning stage on what useful things to donate aside from money as in a time like this, PPE's, foods, essentials are the most important thing to have compare having money.

What matters here is, the majority is helping hand. That's a good contribution already as every $ matter.



I can't believe we haven't had NBA for over a month now, that shows how long we have been in lockdown as humanity as well, I have started my own self isolation BEFORE they have decided to stop NBA as well, so that means I have been at home for over a month now, close to two months now.

Yes, over a month now where remaining games in the season are suspended in response to the first COVID-19 confirmed cases in the league. On that date, 4 games still finished and 2 games postponed (Jazz@OKC, Pelicans@Kings).

Time flies really fast. I think it's just a few weeks ago since the NBA suspend their games. I hope in the upcoming several months, I will see a report that "VIRUS NOW TOTALLY CONTROLLED" and "NBA TO RESUME SEASON ON !@#$%^".
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April 15, 2020, 06:38:49 PM
I can't believe we haven't had NBA for over a month now, that shows how long we have been in lockdown as humanity as well, I have started my own self isolation BEFORE they have decided to stop NBA as well, so that means I have been at home for over a month now, close to two months now.
I'm more surprise on how strong this virus is to keep us lock down for thing long period already.
Without Covid-19, everything would be normal but here we are now, we have to live with this, NBA is something that we miss but we can't do anything at the current situation, let the scientist formulate the vaccine first then we will see the NBA resume.

Players could donate as much as they want, and not just their money, they could donate their blood if they had corona and got better, all of that is awesome of course but at the same time no matter what we do, no matter what players does, eventually it comes down to timing. Look at Italy for example, that was the nation that got hit the biggest and they had over 700 deaths per day but now its declining, under 600 in many days past week, they are not all of a sudden get that to zero, but at least we now know that with enough time numbers go down, so we have to be patient and stay isolated and just hope that numbers will go down fast enough.
Maybe they have already employed an effective measure against the covid-19, but I'm not sure if that decline is going to be consistent as long as the virus still lives, there is no assurance at all, only the vaccine can stop this mess covid-19 has brought.
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April 15, 2020, 04:09:10 PM
It's not just all the money guys, NBA launched this website https://cares.nba.com/coronavirus/ that gives up-to-date information about the virus.

Besides Rudy G, donations, Marcus Smart donated his blood for experiments

KAT donated $100k, Al Horford with this $500k And Kevin Love $100k.

If all the donations will be totaled, that will be a big amount already, it's not enough but it's a great help to battle the situation we are facing now.
There is a reason why we idolized them because they are setting a good example that they are not greedy with their riches but willing to help in this crisis.
Times like this everyone should have same sentiments, helping those who are in need and focus with charity works and not with Media exposures, the chance of having more players involved to this kindness who choose not to be mentioned is really high, there are players who always wanted to do the charities without naming them. We all know that  each stars have their own charitable sponsorship providing scholarship to those in need much they will help them now as crisis still exists.
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April 15, 2020, 03:58:10 PM
I can't believe we haven't had NBA for over a month now, that shows how long we have been in lockdown as humanity as well, I have started my own self isolation BEFORE they have decided to stop NBA as well, so that means I have been at home for over a month now, close to two months now.

Players could donate as much as they want, and not just their money, they could donate their blood if they had corona and got better, all of that is awesome of course but at the same time no matter what we do, no matter what players does, eventually it comes down to timing. Look at Italy for example, that was the nation that got hit the biggest and they had over 700 deaths per day but now its declining, under 600 in many days past week, they are not all of a sudden get that to zero, but at least we now know that with enough time numbers go down, so we have to be patient and stay isolated and just hope that numbers will go down fast enough.
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April 15, 2020, 10:05:39 AM
It's not just all the money guys, NBA launched this website https://cares.nba.com/coronavirus/ that gives up-to-date information about the virus.

Besides Rudy G, donations, Marcus Smart donated his blood for experiments

KAT donated $100k, Al Horford with this $500k And Kevin Love $100k.

If all the donations will be totaled, that will be a big amount already, it's not enough but it's a great help to battle the situation we are facing now.
There is a reason why we idolized them because they are setting a good example that they are not greedy with their riches but willing to help in this crisis.

Those are just from NBA players now.
Haven't seen some big named businessman doing something or big company owners yet.
I think they are making an ark to save themselves.  Grin

But the good thing is there are still some who doesn't care much about their riches but more for lives of human.
Jack Ma is one.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/russellflannery/2020/03/21/jack-ma-alibaba-donate-more-masks-as-high-profile-china-philanthropic-push-continues/
Mark Cuban also did some help.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/hayleycuccinello/2020/03/17/billionaire-tracker-covid-19/#4a2612427e69
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April 15, 2020, 08:01:39 AM
It's not just all the money guys, NBA launched this website https://cares.nba.com/coronavirus/ that gives up-to-date information about the virus.

Besides Rudy G, donations, Marcus Smart donated his blood for experiments

KAT donated $100k, Al Horford with this $500k And Kevin Love $100k.

If all the donations will be totaled, that will be a big amount already, it's not enough but it's a great help to battle the situation we are facing now.
There is a reason why we idolized them because they are setting a good example that they are not greedy with their riches but willing to help in this crisis.
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April 15, 2020, 07:49:07 AM
I totally agree. There could be high profile NBA athletes who are helping since the outbreak, but they chose to remain outside of the limelight. The only player that what vocal was Gobert, which obviously the first case we have in the league that's why he goes to Twitter and announces that he had donated to the cause. And I'm sure that there are a lot, from NBA management to players who are donating money to fight against this pandemic.

I haven't heard anything from Michael Jordan or Larry Bird, these guys are the main character here even though they already retired they have some huge amount of money with them. I guess they're the ones who don't need to mention their good deeds in this midst of the pandemic.

On other calamities like hurricane Florence Michael Jordan donates $2m dollars for relief operation article is here: https://www.espn.com.sg/nba/story/_/id/24724238/michael-jordan-donating-2-million-hurricane-florence-relief

For sure jordan acts the same at this time of pandemic maybe silently  but who knows maybe in next following days it will be posted on media outlets.

As well great gesture for Jeremy Lin to pledge $1m for fighting the Corona virus and for sure the other players will do their share to help and increase the awareness about the current scenario.


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April 15, 2020, 06:49:47 AM
It's not just all the money guys, NBA launched this website https://cares.nba.com/coronavirus/ that gives up-to-date information about the virus.

Besides Rudy G, donations, Marcus Smart donated his blood for experiments

KAT donated $100k, Al Horford with this $500k And Kevin Love $100k.
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April 15, 2020, 06:38:23 AM
I totally agree. There could be high profile NBA athletes who are helping since the outbreak, but they chose to remain outside of the limelight. The only player that what vocal was Gobert, which obviously the first case we have in the league that's why he goes to Twitter and announces that he had donated to the cause. And I'm sure that there are a lot, from NBA management to players who are donating money to fight against this pandemic.

I haven't heard anything from Michael Jordan or Larry Bird, these guys are the main character here even though they already retired they have some huge amount of money with them. I guess they're the ones who don't need to mention their good deeds in this midst of the pandemic.
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April 15, 2020, 06:33:57 AM
A great example, as well as other sports stars, they have also donated to relieve Covid19.
As, the owner of the Clippers, Steve Ballmer and his wife donated $ 25 million. Of which $ 10 million will go to the University of Washington, which is working to create a possible coronavirus vaccine.
Forbes has named Steve Ballmer the World's Richest Sports team owner.

https://www.si.com/nba/2020/03/27/steve-ballmer-coronavirus-donation
 
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April 15, 2020, 03:11:54 AM
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I totally agree. There could be high profile NBA athletes who are helping since the outbreak, but they chose to remain outside of the limelight. The only player that what vocal was Gobert, which obviously the first case we have in the league that's why he goes to Twitter and announces that he had donated to the cause. And I'm sure that there are a lot, from NBA management to players who are donating money to fight against this pandemic.

There are a lot of money to the NBA industry.
In my opinion, the NBA federation along with all the players should start collecting an amount of money in order to help the US or the world in the fight against Coronavirus. Even an amount of 50. - I think that it is not a big deal to be collected- is going to be a great help to the world.

US is not poor, they have a lot of money, and where would that money go the amount they printed, the help from the NBA is just their personal decision and it's good that we have an organization that is willing to help the people in times of crisis.

They can choose not to help but they like to stop this pandemic the soonest as the longer they are at break, it will affect their business.
No operation would simply mean no profit for them, so partly they can also benefit by the help they give.
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April 15, 2020, 02:58:15 AM
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I totally agree. There could be high profile NBA athletes who are helping since the outbreak, but they chose to remain outside of the limelight. The only player that what vocal was Gobert, which obviously the first case we have in the league that's why he goes to Twitter and announces that he had donated to the cause. And I'm sure that there are a lot, from NBA management to players who are donating money to fight against this pandemic.

There are a lot of money to the NBA industry.
In my opinion, the NBA federation along with all the players should start collecting an amount of money in order to help the US or the world in the fight against Coronavirus. Even an amount of 50. - I think that it is not a big deal to be collected- is going to be a great help to the world.
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April 15, 2020, 02:44:36 AM
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I totally agree. There could be high profile NBA athletes who are helping since the outbreak, but they chose to remain outside of the limelight. The only player that what vocal was Gobert, which obviously the first case we have in the league that's why he goes to Twitter and announces that he had donated to the cause. And I'm sure that there are a lot, from NBA management to players who are donating money to fight against this pandemic.
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April 15, 2020, 12:42:12 AM

 Jeremy Lin is an american you know that right? I mean sure he has a chinese background but almost everyone in USA has a background if you go back enough, Jeremy Lin was however born in California, so he was never really fully chinese, it was only his ethnicity and not his real identity. Plus even his ethnicity is Taiwan and not China precisely no matter how you see that situation. So we can say it makes sense a California born, harvard studied, millionaire person to help out americans during a period like this.

 However since he is making is money from China and he has some historical connection there, he probably wanted to help out in China as well, which is a nice gesture if you ask me, anytime anyone donates money I feel like thats such an awesome thing to do since they didn't had to do that at all but saw the human suffery and wanted to be part of the recovery or at least have some sort of help at least.

Yeah! That's it!

It doesn't matter who you are, what race/color you are in or even if you are an alien.
The people of the world is suffering and I don't think we should be looking at the physical look of every person.

There is still hope for this world and I think this should not just happen because there is a pandemic out there.
This should happen everyday because sickness is still there.
Physically and mentally.
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