The American League New York Knicks announced on the 28th that the team boss Dolan was diagnosed with new Crown pneumonia. He was also the first boss of a mainstream American professional sports team to be diagnosed with infection.
Xinhua News Agency, Washington, March 28 (reporter Wang Jiyi) the US league New York Knicks announced on the 28th that team boss Dolan was diagnosed with new Crown pneumonia, he is also the first boss of a mainstream professional sports team in the United States to be diagnosed with infection.
Knicks issued a statement on the same day saying that Dolan was basically asymptomatic and was in isolation and would continue to be engaged in team management. The team did not mention when Dolan had symptoms and when he was tested for the virus.
On 11th day of this month, because Utah Jazz center Gobel was diagnosed with the new Crown pneumonia, the US league decided to suspend the game of this season from the 12th. Later, a number of American basketball players, including Gambel’s Jazz teammate Mitchell, were diagnosed with infection. In addition, a large number of sports events in North America were also forced to suspend or cancel due to the spread of the epidemic.