Sports leagues are right to take the drastic measures that we have seen put into place over the last 24 hours.
First, the NCAA announced all championship games will be held without fans, including swimming at UGA. Then, shortly after the NCAA’s announcement, the NBA suspended play indefinitely after one of its players tested positive for the COVID-19 virus.
Outside of the United States, soccer league’s across Europe are suspending play or not allowing fans into the stadiums to attend the game.
In most recent news from Spain, basketball player Trey Thompkins, who plays for Real Madrid, has tested positive for the virus.
Thompkins is a former Georgia Bulldog. He is from Long Island, attended high school in Atlanta and, while at Georgia, was voted First Team All-SEC in 2010.
In 2011, Thompkins was taken by the Los Angeles Clippers in the second round of the NBA Draft.
Real Madrid’s basketball club is the same one that Luka Doncic, now a superstar on the Dallas Mavericks, played for.
As a result of Thompkin’s illness, both the Real Madrid basketball and soccer squads have been put into quarantine.
From EuroHoops.net:
The whole Valdebebas area which holds the shared practice facilities for both the basketball and football divisions is now under quarantine. As for the members of the squads themselves, they must remain home for 15 days.
Thompkin’s team was set to host a match on Thursday afternoon. Euroleague Basketball, however, has suspended Turkish Airlines EuroLeague action effective immediately.
