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Basketball

fleur-de-lisa

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1. Of all sports, basketball seems to me to be the most dangerous during a pandemic

Reply to KY_EnviroGuy (Original post)

Mon Jun 22, 2020, 03:23 PM

Jun 2020

with a virus that is airborne. Relatively small playing surface, no protective gear, lots of physical contact.

Baseball: outside, not all that much contact
Football: inside or outside, lots of contact, but played on a big field, could add face shields to helmets
Soccer: not much better than basketball, but the playing field is larger

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NBA concerns are growing with a spike in Florida coronavirus cases [View all] KY_EnviroGuy Jun 2020 OP

Of all sports, basketball seems to me to be the most dangerous during a pandemic fleur-de-lisa Jun 2020 #1

Good points, thanks. KY_EnviroGuy Jun 2020 #2

I forgot about those. Yep, with all that blood, spit, sweat, and intense contact, very dangerous! fleur-de-lisa Jun 2020 #3

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