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What about sporting events? 20k people gathering every night in cities all around the country. Are the NBA, NHL, NCAA just going to cancel playoffs? Or play in

What about sporting events? 20k people gathering every night in cities all around the country. Are the NBA, NHL, NCAA just going to cancel playoffs? Or play in front of empty stadiums?

creaghpatr 7y ago
I heard the Final Four is considering contingency plans, but at this point that's just due diligence.
Dirlewanger 7y ago
Not comparable. SXSW increases Austin's size by almost 50% for a couple days. With that said, the event generally doesn't have a large international presence/component to it, so I think the worry is excessive.
- vorpalhex 7y ago
  I often times saw my foreign coworkers when they flew in for SXSW. Many people fly in from foreign countries for it.
munchbunny 7y ago
It's probably wiser to cancel/delay games. The leagues and teams aren't going to go bankrupt, and knowing how hard coronavirus is to contain, limiting massive gatherings like conferences, concerts, sporting events, etc. in the next few weeks seems like the wise thing to do.
- RandomBacon 7y ago
  Does anyone have details on the XFL? The league just restarted, so financially it could be on the edge. I really like the games so far, so I hope they can continue.
mongol 7y ago
If the situation escalates, I would not be surprised if playing in front of empty stadiums will be what happens. I guess it will depend on if loss of TV money will outweigh loss of ticket money or the other way around.
- gamblor956 7y ago
  TV money is several multiples of ticket sales for major market teams like LA, NY, Chicago. Loss of attendance revenues would devastate smaller-market teams.
chaostheory 7y ago
Let's not forget the political rallies.
Legogris 7y ago
They're talking seriously about canceling or postponing the Olympics, so yeah.
icebraining 7y ago
Top soccer teams have been playing in empty stadiums, so why not? https://www.pennlive.com/sports/2020/02/italian-soccer-game-played-in-empty-stadium-due-to-virus-fears.html https://www.pennlive.com/sports/2020/02/italian-soccer-game-...
- dmix 7y ago
  Italy has 2000+ cases and the US only has 100+. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/world/coronavirus-maps.html https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/world/coronavirus-m... https://www.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/bda7594740fd40299423467b48e9ecf6 https://www.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/bda7594... I understand this might be because of lack of testing in North America (Canada too) but it still makes a big difference with per capita rates like that in Northern Italy scaring people.
trenning 7y ago
One Championship (an Asian fight promotion) did their last event in an empty arena in Singapore and only streamed it. https://www.espn.com/mma/story/_/id/28725093/one-championship-card-go-minus-fans-due-coronavirus-fears https://www.espn.com/mma/story/_/id/28725093/one-championshi...

What about sporting events? 20k people gathering every night in cities all around the country. Are the NBA, NHL, NCAA just going to cancel playoffs? Or play in front of empty stadiums?

creaghpatr 7y ago

I heard the Final Four is considering contingency plans, but at this point that's just due diligence.

Dirlewanger 7y ago

Not comparable. SXSW increases Austin's size by almost 50% for a couple days. With that said, the event generally doesn't have a large international presence/component to it, so I think the worry is excessive.

vorpalhex 7y ago
I often times saw my foreign coworkers when they flew in for SXSW. Many people fly in from foreign countries for it.

munchbunny 7y ago

It's probably wiser to cancel/delay games. The leagues and teams aren't going to go bankrupt, and knowing how hard coronavirus is to contain, limiting massive gatherings like conferences, concerts, sporting events, etc. in the next few weeks seems like the wise thing to do.

RandomBacon 7y ago
Does anyone have details on the XFL? The league just restarted, so financially it could be on the edge. I really like the games so far, so I hope they can continue.

mongol 7y ago

If the situation escalates, I would not be surprised if playing in front of empty stadiums will be what happens. I guess it will depend on if loss of TV money will outweigh loss of ticket money or the other way around.

gamblor956 7y ago
TV money is several multiples of ticket sales for major market teams like LA, NY, Chicago. Loss of attendance revenues would devastate smaller-market teams.

chaostheory 7y ago

Let's not forget the political rallies.

Legogris 7y ago

They're talking seriously about canceling or postponing the Olympics, so yeah.

icebraining 7y ago

Top soccer teams have been playing in empty stadiums, so why not? https://www.pennlive.com/sports/2020/02/italian-soccer-game-played-in-empty-stadium-due-to-virus-fears.html https://www.pennlive.com/sports/2020/02/italian-soccer-game-...

dmix 7y ago
Italy has 2000+ cases and the US only has 100+. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/world/coronavirus-maps.html https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/world/coronavirus-m... https://www.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/bda7594740fd40299423467b48e9ecf6 https://www.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/bda7594... I understand this might be because of lack of testing in North America (Canada too) but it still makes a big difference with per capita rates like that in Northern Italy scaring people.

trenning 7y ago

One Championship (an Asian fight promotion) did their last event in an empty arena in Singapore and only streamed it. https://www.espn.com/mma/story/_/id/28725093/one-championship-card-go-minus-fans-due-coronavirus-fears https://www.espn.com/mma/story/_/id/28725093/one-championshi...