Well, things have officially gotten both serious and eird. Empty stadiums for March Madness it is.
NCAA President Mark Emmert released a statement Wednesday afternoon saying that attendance will be limited at upcoming championship events due to fears relating to the spread of COVID-19, the novel coronavirus. Most notably, fans will not be allowed at the men’s and women’s basketball tournaments.
Emmert’s statement can be read in full below:
This decision is one of the scenarios that had been floated by those in the know in recent weeks, and it has now come true.