Since the Coronavirus (COVID-19) struck America, life as we know it has become a thing of the past, limiting our reality to quarantine, social distancing, and limited fresh air. The endless limitations brought forth by COVID-19 has affected our ability to enjoy sports entertainment including basketball, football, baseball, and all the other sports where the fans are the 6th-12th man. 

The National Basketball Association (NBA) decided to have their players play in a bubble, which is the weirdest observance of basketball to-date. Playing in an empty arena where fans are absent takes away the intensive aura surrounding the game. The emotion and intensity is different when Damian Lillard is pulling logo threes but can’t look to the fans to wave goodbye. 

Four-time MVP Lebron James, who has been the face of the NBA for the majority of his career, stated the NBA restart in the bubble is a significant adjustment. 

“I am getting more and more used to being out there. It’s a very weird dynamic. I haven’t played in an empty gym in a very, very long time.” James said, via USA Today. “It’s been a very long time since no one has been watching me play the game. “I’m trying to find that rhythm and lock-in.”

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The players are tasked with the difficulty of transitioning from sold-out arenas to an empty isolated bubble. The NBA bubble consists of daily COVID-19 testing, isolation from their families, and playing basketball in an LA Fitness setting for entertainment and competition purposes. 

Kyrie Irving Rejects the Bubble, Receives Criticism.

Brooklyn Nets point guard, NBA champion, and NBA Players Association vice president Kyrie Irving rejected the bubble due to the shooting deaths of Breonna Taylor and George Floyd. Ex-NBA players like Kendrick Perkins slammed Irving for criticism of the NBA bubble accusing the star of “causing unnecessary drama. 

“Just last week he was reaching out to the Players Association and the NBA about players on the inactive list asking can they travel to Orlando (bubble),” Perkins uttered on ESPN’s Get Up. “I’m OK with him changing his mind and decidin we need to have a stance, but what is the plan after that? Come to find out, Kyrie Irving was right about the bubble. Fast forward to the shooting of Jacob Blake by Wisconsin police officers and the Kyle Rittenhouse shooting, Kyrie Irving’s criticism against the bubble to focus on social change and justice doesn’t sound too far-fetched. 

From a fan perspective, the bubble is boring, lifeless, and serves as a distraction from worldly events such as injustice and brutality toward the African American community. Also, the bubble is equivalent to traveling to your nearest gym and starting a pickup game. The number of foul calls is blasphemous, to say the least. In Game 3 of the Heat-Pacers series, the Heat went to the free-throw line 52 times to the Pacers 28 times. 

The Future of Sports during COVID-19 Pandemic.

Electing to operate without a bubble, the MLB and NFL are learning how to limit the difficulties of COVID-19. 

Major League Basketball provided a prime example of what NOT to do during the season. The Miami Marlins alone suffered from 15 players and two coaches testing positive for COVID-19 due to playing a game after discovering three players tested positive for COVID-19. The aftermath? Widespread of the disease in the Marlins locker room. 

The negative effects of COVID-19 associated with the MLB gives the NFL a source to construct their blueprint with efficiency. On average, there are 53 players per NFL team, more than any other sports team. A COVID-19 outbreak will be a public relations disaster for the NFL. 

The result, bubble-like restrictions for the NFL players and limiting the amount of people in the audience. In the NFL, the lack of fans in the stadium is significant because most NFL stadiums hold between 70,000-100,000 people. The fans are a large part of the game, and the lack of fans sucks the energy out of the stadium, transforming it into a practice-like environment. 

The loudness in the stadiums is also a key component because it alters communications on all cylinders for both sides of the ball. On both sides, it forces teams to be steadfast and communicate precisely because a simple “huh?” or anything demanded a repeat will result in miscommunication. Miscommunication leads to touchdowns or turnovers. 

The NCAA closely monitors COVID-19 and takes the necessary measures to reduce the impact of the virus. Recently, divisions within the NCAA have decided to set a 50 percent sponsorship threshold for fall championships to be held. Fall championships for Division II and III are canceled. Division 1 championships are still to be announced by the Division I Council. 

Most notably, Coach K of the Duke Blue Devils feels the NCAA can’t take another hit on losing their postseason tournament March Madness, which accumulates over 90 percent of the NCAA’s annual revenue. The Big Ten and Pac-12 have postponed their college football season, and there is ongoing speculation regarding a college football season in totality. 

Bubble Sport are a Tough Adjustment.

Overall, sports in the bubble is a tough adjustment for both players and fans. One on end, the players have a difficult time adjusting to empty arenas. On the contrary, fans who are not accustomed to sports as more than entertainment have lost the desire to watch what is now perceived as recreational sports leagues. 

While there are a plethora of negative components associated with COVID-19 and sports, there are intangibles that were brought to light. Bubble sports expose who has a love for the game and who is only in it for a check. Colloquially speaking, it determines who can “hoop” and who is a flat out scrub, bum, etc. 

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