Whether it is fans, teams or CBA, they are all looking forward to the season restarting as soon as possible. However, in the context of the global fight against the epidemic, it is still full of unknowns as to when the CBA will be able to return.
Since March, various news have emerged one after another. At first it was said that the regular season would return in early April, and later it was said that the war would resume on April 15th. But now that April is coming to an end, the CBA is still suspended. After CBA executives announced salary cuts, many teams gave their players a holiday. The news revealed by this move is that it is impossible for the CBA to restart in the near future.
The relatively reliable news at present is that no one wants this season’s CBA to end like this. But the restart date of the season may be in mid-July. By then, high temperatures will be able to suppress the spread of the virus to the greatest extent, and the epidemic in other countries around the world should also be effectively controlled, and it will be the most suitable moment for CBA to return.
However, now another question has been raised. That is, should CBA still allow foreign players to participate in the remaining games of the season, or should it simply end the rest of the season in the form of an all-Chinese class?
Since the first foreign aid Safinkov came to China in the first year of the CBA, there has never been a situation like this for all-China classes to hold games. Especially after 2010, foreign aid has had an increasing impact on the strength of each team, and has become an inseparable part of the CBA. But this year's situation is really special, and the epidemic has disrupted the normal schedule of the season. The extension of the season may bring about some wage disputes. But more importantly, foreign aid entering China may increase the risk of imported cases.
Currently, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs does not allow non-Chinese residents to enter the country (entry with diplomatic, official, courtesy, or C visas will not be affected). When this ban will be lifted, the relevant departments have not yet given a clear answer. Most of the foreign players have now left China. When they return to their respective teams in the future, they will first undergo a 14-day centralized quarantine. In some areas, they now need to undergo an additional 7 days of home quarantine. After that, the foreign players can go into training. This means that if the season is restarted in mid-July, the foreign players will have to return home at least in mid-June. However, judging from the current epidemic situation abroad, the possibility of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs revoking the "Announcement on Temporarily Suspending the Entry of Foreigners Holding Chinese Visas and Residence Permits" in June is not particularly high.
Therefore, it is actually a helpless move to end the rest of the season in the form of an all-Chinese class. Otherwise, the restart of the season will have to be postponed or canceled directly. Obviously, this is a situation that no one wants to see.
At present, we have agreed with many teams, including Liaoning, to end the remaining games of this season in the form of an all-China class. However, many teams are also opposed to resuming the game in this way. From last summer to now, each team has invested a lot of human, financial and material resources in the recruitment, signing, training, etc. of foreign players. Now that they are directly resuming the competition in the form of an all-China class, many teams will naturally be opposed. of opposition.
In fact, in the history of CBA, there have been too many times when teams have different opinions. But this time, the situation is extremely special. The interruption of the CBA season due to the epidemic is something that has never happened before. Whether it is each team or the CBA company, they are actually crossing the river by feeling the stones. It is difficult for any policy to guarantee absolute fairness.
Whether or not to adopt an all-Chinese class is not something that can be decided by any one person or team. If we want to be fair and serve the public, we need investors from each team to come together and decide through voting how this season should proceed.
Of course, the CBA has not yet determined when the season will resume. Whether to enable all-Chinese classes is actually another matter later. As bystanders, all we can do is wait.