The COVID Project
The record
- Jurisdiction
- 29 U.S. arenas, MULTIPLE
- Level
- Organizer
- Issued
- 2020-03-11 Mar. 11, 2020
- In force
- Mar. 11, 2020 (the notice's date)
- Functions reached
- Collection
- Fitness, Arts, Entertainment and Sports SEC-17
Operative words
'The NBA is suspending game play following the conclusion of Wednesday's schedule of games until further notice. The NBA will use this hiatus to determine next steps for moving forward in regard to the coronavirus pandemic.' (Ex. SEC-17-GM-007)
The organizer's notice
NBA, 'NBA to suspend season following Wednesday's games' (statement of Mar. 11, 2020, page dated Mar. 12, 2020), as archived Oct. 31, 2020
Notes
2020: Suspended Mar. 11, 2020 'following the conclusion of Wednesday's schedule of games until further notice' after 'a player on the Utah Jazz has preliminarily tested positive for COVID-19'; resumed July 30, 2020 at a single Orlando site without spectators. 2021: 2020-21 season opened Dec. 22, 2020 with arenas closed to spectators or capped by State order (New York arenas 10 percent with testing from Feb. 23, 2021, Ex. NY-042; Massachusetts 12 percent from Mar. 22, 2021, Ex. MA-045; California by tier from Apr. 1, 2021, Ex. CA-055; Texas 50 percent until Mar. 10, 2021, Exs. TX-025, TX-029); Q3 2021: Key to NYC reached Barclays Center and Madison Square Garden events from Aug. 17, 2021 (Ex. MET-NYC-017). Usual dates: October-June. Scale: Not sourced. Venue orders 2020: NY-009, MET-NYC-002, CA-002, TX-016, TX-025, CO-026, IL-005, FL-027, MET-ORL-060. Venue orders 2021: NY-042, NY-054, MA-045, CA-055, CA-029, TX-029, MET-NYC-017, MET-NYC-021, NV-043.