[外絮] 為何聯盟告知球隊不要檢測球員是否有肺炎

來源: USA Today
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Why the NBA is telling teams not to test players for COVID-19
為何聯盟告訴球隊不要去測球員有沒有得武漢肺炎？

The NBA is reportedly telling teams not to test its players for COVID-19 if
they aren’t displaying symptoms, and it not only makes total sense, it also
shows how complicated this whole thing is going to be to get sports back.
據報導，最近聯盟告知球團，若是球員沒有症狀的話，不要去檢測球員是否有武漢肺炎。這說法不僅合理，這也顯示了要把運動恢復正常這整件事有多麼複雜。

First, the edict from the NBA: According to ESPN, the league sent out a memo
on Thursday night instructing teams not to test asymptomatic players and
coaches for the disease.
首先，根據ESPN報導，聯盟下了命令，星期四時發備忘錄給球團，指示不可以對沒有症狀的球員以及教練作檢測是否有武漢肺炎。

The memo says: “for the time being, it is not appropriate in the current
public health environment to regularly test all players and staff for the
coronavirus.”
備忘錄寫著：「就目前來說，以當今的公共衛生環境來說，定期檢測所有球員以及工作人員是否有武漢肺炎是不適宜的。」

This … makes sense. It also shows how hard it’s going to be to come back
from this.
這合理，這也顯示要這樣做有多困難。

To get the NBA back and running safely, most people agree that the players
and personnel would need to be tested regularly. The league might set up
bubble sites (Disney World has even been floated) to host games, and then
with regular testing of everyone, they could be certain that everyone was
safe and not transmitting the disease.
為了要讓聯盟安全比賽的話，大多數人都同意球員跟工作人員應該要定期檢測。聯盟可能會設立密閉場館(就像之前提到的迪士尼樂園)，然後定期檢測所有人，那應該會確保每個人都會很安全，不會傳染疾病。

But … there aren’t enough tests to do that yet. With normal people around
the world still desperately trying to get tests, and states competing againsteach other to acquire them, it would be a horrible look for the NBA to now
start regularly testing everyone in the league.
但是，目前能做的檢測量是不夠的。目前世界上許多正常的人也想做檢測，而一些州正在彼此在爭搶這些檢測，所以若是現在聯盟開始定期檢測所有人的話，那會非常難看。

It was a PR nightmare for the league when the world found out that every
member of the Utah Jazz had gotten tested following Rudy Gobert’s positive
test. It would be the same now.
當爵士Rudy Gobert證實感染武漢肺炎後，當全世界發現每個爵士隊員都接受了檢驗時，那成為聯盟公關部門的惡夢。若是現在發生同樣狀況時，這惡夢又會再度降臨。

So, we will wait. The fine line that NBA Commissioner Adam Silver must walk
here, and all the factors he needs to take into account — player health,
league finances, optics, communal health, the nation’s need for sports,
local laws, TV contracts — frankly gives me a stomach ache just thinking
about.
所以，大家得繼續等下去。聯盟主席Adam Silver接下來每一步都要走的很小心，所有的因素都得要考慮--包括球員健康，聯盟財務，社區健康，國家對運動產業的需求，各區的法律以及轉播合約--坦白說光想這些就讓人肚子痛。

If anything, it should be a reminder for the casual fan: This isn’t going to
be easy to come back. The league wants to come back. Players want to come
back. But it’s not going to be as simple as “get em all in a gym and test
em.” It can’t be.
所以，這對一般球迷來說是個提醒：球賽不會這樣容易就開始的。聯盟想要回來，球員也想回來，但是這不會就像是"把大家都叫進場館然後全部檢測"那麼簡單，那是不可能的。--

覺得今年球季泡湯的機率越來越高

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