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Can The NBA’s Coronavirus Plan Keep Players Safe?

The nation is in the middle of a rising third wave of coronavirus, and the NBA is set to resume play in less than a month. While the league successfully managed to supress the virus during the Orlando bubble, the plan for this upcoming season varies from team to team. Nick Greene of Slate spoke with Dr. Abraar Karan, a internal medicine doctor and global health researcher at Brigham and Women’s Hospital as well as Harvard Medical School, regarding the league’s plans. Suffice it to say, the good doctor was less than impressed. First, Karan found fault with the testing of fans within a certain range of the court.