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The NBA of the North American professional basketball league could continue in a neutral location with no spectators due to the coronavirus crisis. No decision should be made before the beginning of May. Austrian NBA legionary Jakob Pöltl is not a fan of ghost games, but would accept them as a last resort.
“That would not be logically optimal, but the conditions would be the same for everyone”Pöltl said Thursday in a broadcast on stage. Could you “At least give people some entertainment at home.”. Las Vegas was recently mentioned over and over again as a possible location.
For Pöltl’s San Antonio Spurs, 19 games would still be outstanding in the basic round. “Of course I would like to end the season, but you are also worried”Pöltl said. “Basketball is a contact sport and if someone has the virus, many will have it in no time.”
Pöltl was able to heal a knee injury
Rudy Gobert of the Utah Jazz was the first NBA professional to be positive in mid-March. The season was immediately interrupted. Meanwhile, top stars like Kevin Durant have also had an infection. The United States is particularly affected by SARS-CoV-2. More than 400,000 people are infected with the virus there, nearly 15,000 died with or from Covid disease 19.
Pöltl is almost exclusively in his department. There, in addition to a strength and resistance program, he also does special exercises for the tension of the lateral ligament in the knee that he suffered in late February. “Although I have no experience with knee injuries, I hope that if the season continues I will have no problems“Said the 24-year-old.
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“It is not so easy from the head”
The Viennese adhere to their club’s advice not to train externally with the ball and the basket. There will still be enough time for this before the game starts again. Trash training is currently reserved for professionals with basket systems on their own property. Pöltl: “Of course, it’s not that easy from the head because you don’t know when to start and when to train.”
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To make matters worse for Austria’s first NBA player, his contract with the Spurs expires at the end of the season. “Sure, I would have liked to have had a normal summer,” said Pöltl. “This uncertainty about how things will go is even more pronounced for free agents.” After all, he would have received the information that the next season should start on time, regardless of the current course.
The state of Texas has so far not been affected by the virus. This also applies to the great city of San Antonio with a population of 1.5 million. “There are enough people on the road already, especially in parks and green areas, but significantly fewer than in normal times,” said Pöltl, who only leaves his apartment to pick up food.
Otherwise, the 2.13-meter man spends his time in Austria in addition to training at home with video games and intensive contact with his friends. “Our various WhatsApp and Skype groups are currently being used with a lot of life.” The second edition of their children’s camp in Vienna, scheduled for June, had already been canceled due to the coronavirus. No camp is planned at the moment, Pöltl said.
(APA)
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