It appears the NBA is taking some action & steps toward reopening their league. According to a report from ESPN on Saturday, the NBA is allowing team practice facilities to begin reopening on May 1st for those who are in states and municipalities that are loosening stay-at-home restrictions amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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Though group workouts will remain prohibited by the teams, sources say players will be allowed to use the facilities for individual work on a voluntary basis. In addition, many players have left the markets in which their teams are playing in due to the pandemic, and it's expected that organizations with open facilities could let opposing players living locally use their gym on a limited basis.
However, NBA’s decision to reopen facilities isn’t based on a new timetable for a resumption of play this season, sources said. It’s more so an option to get players back in shape and back in the gym, those who can anyways. Some GMs expressed concern to ESPN about the safety of the idea -- especially given expert medical opinions have been against the idea of reopening businesses, but starting May 1 players in certain states will legally be able to hit the gym and court if they please.
China Sued For $8 Trillion By Small Businesses In California
After Wuhan lifts its ban, California businesses are filing an $8 trillion lawsuit People’s Republic of China, the City of Wuhan and that country’s Health Commission over claims they tried to cover up the Coronavirus pandemic.
The Coronavirus pandemic has led to shutdowns across the world, especially in the U.S. and Canada as numbers continue to spike. Wuhan, the center of the pandemic, recently lifted the ban after 72 days but as COVID-19 continued to impact the world economically, a group of small businesses in the U.S. is taking the People’s Republic of China to court on claims they tried to cover up the severity of the illness.
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A group of small businesses in California that includes Cardiff Prestige Property, Little Saigon Chamber of Commerce, First Premier X and others have filed an $8 trillion lawsuit against the People’s Republic of China, the City of Wuhan, and China’s Health Commission. In documents obtained by TMZ, the group of businesses accuses the Chinese government of trying to cover up the pandemic. They said that the government in China knew about this “new” disease but didn’t say anything and attempted to cover it up.
In addition, they accuse the city of Wuhan of having a bio-weapons laboratory near the city that might be behind the infected bat that ended up in the wet market. Essentially, the group of businesses is accusing China of failing to uphold its duty to inform WHO of the possible pandemic before February.
As non-essential businesses have closed because of the pandemic, the group is demanding $8 trillion in damages for the forced closures and losses.
