The Sacramento Kings acted rather quickly after the NBA asked teams around the league to come up with a series of measures to combat the spread of the coronavirus.
There will be a conference call between representatives from the Commissioner's Office and team owners and trainers on Monday, and teams have until Tuesday to submit their internal plans.
However, the Kings released their measures early on Sunday, which include sanitation of the entire building as well as a recommendation for fans to wash their hands and remain home when ill.
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The state of California faces a particular set of challenges with respect to passengers of cruise ships, including one set to dock on Monday just outside of Oakland (via the Los Angeles Times):
In California, officials said the Grand Princess cruise ship would dock Monday at the Port of Oakland and outlined plans for the nearly 3,000 people aboard the ship, 1,000 of whom are from California. They stressed that no one on board would be released immediately to the general public.
There are 21 cases of coronavirus that have been discovered among the passengers on the Grand Princess, per the Times.
The NBA is still debating how best to approach ensuring the safety of fans and players. There have been suggestions of limiting locker rooms to players and coaches only while having a separately designated media area. There are also concerns about having to play games without fans, similar to what is happening in Italian soccer.
Of course, there is only so much teams like the Kings can do to suggest their fans use every sanitation measure possible.
Still, expect more teams to follow the Kings' lead in planning for deep cleans of all stadium utilities and restrooms moving forward.
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