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Rockets’ Fertitta sets sights on improving economy, cautions safety

The coronavirus has kept the Houston Rockets out of action since March 10th, which is when they last played the Minnesota Timberwolves. Although we’ve been starving for basketball action, it was the right call for commissioner Adam Silver to shut down the league, as the coronavirus proved to be an unprecedented life-threatening pandemic.

The issue became much bigger than sports, as all of our lives were changed significantly, in different shapes, sizes, and forms. Many were suddenly unemployed as a result of the COVID-19, as the number of jobless claims reached 26.4 million, which represents more than 15 percent of the workforce.