The year 2020 just hits different, and so does the basketball season.
There is a St. John’s basketball game tomorrow at 7 pm in Carnesecca Arena, part of a two-game set pairing the Johnnies with Saint Peter’s and LaSalle.
Teams are preparing to play opponents when they have played no scrimmages, when they are more remote from their fellow classmates, in a season where any matchup could change at the last minute after COVID tests. But basketball is happening. And, St. John’s is not one of the dozens of teams that have taken a pause due to COVID testing and 14-day quarantine — meant to stop the spread between teams.