The new crown mutant virus strain Omicron has spread rapidly around the world, and the National Basketball Association ( NBA ) has also been affected. However, the NBA currently has no plan to suspend the season.

NBA Executive Director Adam Silver said in an interview with sports media, "Although the number of players in the league triggering health and safety agreements has increased rapidly recently, among the new cases, the more infectious Omicron mutant strain accounted for 9%. Yes, but the league currently has no plan to suspend the season."

Adam Silver said, "Of course, we have considered all the options, but frankly speaking, the suspension of this season is not in our consideration. When we see what happened to us and other countries, we already know that in the past few months, This virus will not be eliminated. I think this is what we have experienced in the alliance. We need to coexist with the virus."

In the past week, NBA players have been diagnosed with new crown pneumonia one after another, and 7 games have been postponed for this reason. According to statistics, the effect of vaccinating the booster of the new crown vaccine is very effective, and the players who have been vaccinated are asymptomatic or very mild.

"At present, more than 90% of the confirmed cases belong to the Omicron mutant virus strain. We have been using PCR testing, so this is not just a problem for our doctors. After vaccination, players can get rid of the quarantine policy. Although the virus spreads very fast, but Players have almost no symptoms. We are currently considering whether to reduce the number of days a player can be isolated before returning."

According to reports, the NBA is formulating measures to avoid the postponement of the five games of Christmas. According to the schedule, the five games of the Christmas War are Atlanta against the New York Nick, the Milwaukee Bucks against the Boston Celtics, and the Brooklyn Nets against the Los Angeles Lakers. There are also the Golden State Warriors against the Phoenix Suns, and the Judah Jazz against the Dallas Mavericks.