'This is truly the 'Black Swan' event for sports,' Marty Conway, an adjunct professor at Georgetown University's McDonough School of Business, said.
This week, few industries were left untouched by the virus, which the World Health Organization has declared a global pandemic.Marty Conway, an adjunct professor at Georgetown University's McDonough School of Business, called the past two days of reckoning throughout sports "unprecedented."
Conway, who spent time at AOL and served as a special advisor to former MLB Commissioner Peter Ueberroth, said the coronavirus' impact on sports is "like a combination of 9/11 and when Magic Johnson was diagnosed with HIV." The decision came after a Utah Jazz player tested positive for COVID-19 shortly before the team was to play the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday. That game was canceled close to the scheduled tipoff. Fans already in attendance were told by an official on the public address system to leave "due to unforeseen circumstances."it was immediately suspending its 2019-2020 regular season.
The United Soccer League also followed suit, suspending play for 30 days. U.S. Soccer announced earlier Thursday the cancellation of all men's and women's national team matches in March and April.by at least two weeks and cancel spring training. Opening day was originally scheduled for March 26. Some schools have gone further. Duke University, in addition to pulling out of March Madness, suspended all athletic competition, including practices, indefinitely.said Thursday it will postpone South American qualifying matches for the 2022 Qatar World Cup after a request from the region's football federation.
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