Grizzlies forward Justise Winslow questions whether NBA cares about player safety amid coronavirus
Memphis Grizzlies forward Justise Winslow is apparently not happy about how the NBA and the players' association plans to resume the 2019-20 season following the months-long coronavirus shutdown. 먹튀검증
This sh*t ain't even bout basketball or our safety anymore, Winslow wrote in an Instagram post on Thursday. "All About The Benjamins baby.
"Not sure if they really care if we get corona. F*H"
Winslow also tagged the accounts of the NBA and players association in his post.
Winslow is the latest NBA player to question the league's decision to resume the season amid the coronavirus pandemic.
ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski reported on June 10 that "40 to 50 players" took part in conference calls to discuss "a number of concerns centered on the restart in Orlando."
Among the concerns listed was "the prudence of restarting the season for a number of players, especially those on non-championship contenders."
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver told ESPN's Mike Greenberg (h/t NBA.com's Steve Aschburner) this week about why the league is working to finish this season:
"A lot of people have pointed to the financial component of this. The incremental difference at this point between playing and not playing isn't nearly as great as people think, especially given the enormous expense of putting this on.
"It's more a sense from the entire NBA community that we have an obligation to try this. Because the alternative is to stay on the sideline. And the alternative is to, in essence, give in to this virus."
Winslow has only played in 11 games this season and has been out of action since Jan. 8 because of a back injury. He was traded by the Miami Heat to the Grizzlies on Feb. 6 as part of a three-team deal.
Memphis is currently the No. 8 seed in the Western Conference with a 32-33 record. It will be one of 22 teams participating in the season restart in Orlando next month.
