NCAA faces pressure to hold March Madness without audience to protect players from coronavirus
"In regard to the NCAA's March Madness Tournament and other athletic events, there should be a serious discussion about holding competitions without an audience present," the National College Players Association said in a statement.
The Virginia Cavaliers tip off against the UMBC Retrievers in the first round of the 2018 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at Spectrum Center on March 16, 2018 in Charlotte, North Carolina.The National College Players Association is calling on the NCAA to consider holding the March Madness men's basketball tournament without an audience in order to protect players from the coronavirus.
The National College Players Association, a nonprofit group that advocates for college athletes, also called for the NCAA to cancel meet-and-greets and press events that would put players in contact with crowds.There are more than 60 confirmed cases of the coronavirus nationwide. Washington state confirmed the first U.S. death from the virus on Saturday.
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