NBA legend Charles Barkley has just thrown an ice-cold pail of water on the league's plan to see out the remainder of the season.
According to Barkley, the current coronavirus situation in the country — particularly in Florida, where the NBA bubble will be held — is at a point at which it will prove to be impossible to finish the current campaign.
“I don’t think we got any chance of finishing this thing,” Barkley said in a recent episode of his podcast, “The Steam Room,” with Ernie Johnson.
“That hurts because I know a lot of people that would lose their jobs and would be affected going forward. The way this thing is spiking and obviously Florida is the worst spot in the world right now and we are taking 22 NBA teams to the hotspot. We’re taking the WNBA, MLS soccer is going on down there.”
Charles Barkley does have a point here. He completely understands why the NBA has taken the necessary steps to restart the botched season, and it appears that he has even gotten behind the idea. However, he is simply being a realist here and pointing out a stark fact about the growing COVID-19 cases in the exact location where the NBA bubble is going to take place in.
Barkley went on to say that in his mind, he firmly believes that this is a disaster waiting to happen.
“I just don’t see how we can go three months – the chances of us going three months and not having an outbreak – I just think that is impossible,” Barkley expressed.
The NBA will be strictly implementing a set of safeguards to try and ensure the safety and well-being of everyone that will take part in the bubble. However, there is no way to fully guarantee the same, and the risk involved is undeniably high.
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