Things have escalated quickly for UCLA’s men’s basketball team. Yesterday, they first announced that head coach Mick Cronin was not going to be available on the sidelines for their home game against Alabama State, and then, four hours later, decided to call off the game altogether:
UPDATE: UCLA's home game against Alabama State on Wednesday, Dec. 15 will not be played as scheduled due to COVID-19 protocols. pic.twitter.com/nrbAhyyxxw
— UCLA Men’s Basketball (@UCLAMBB) December 16, 2021
This raised a few questions: had there been a COVID-19 outbreak in the UCLA locker room, for one thing, or a rash of positive tests in the four-hour interim, or was this an abundance of caution?