Sports leagues should drop their strict coronavirus protocols

As coronavirus restrictions are lifted in even the strictest states, sports leagues still impose excessive restrictions on their athletes. It’s all just safety theater. It has little to do with keeping athletes or anyone else safe, and it should just end now.

The most recent example of this comes in the NBA, where Phoenix Suns point guard Chris Paul is now out indefinitely after testing positive for COVID-19. Paul’s Suns are currently waiting to see who their Western Conference Finals opponent will be, so he may miss no games. Or, he could miss 10 days or more. His status is completely up in the air.