The coronavirus pandemic has inflicted substantial financial damage on the Las Vegas sports scene. Fans may need patience before a full recovery takes place.
Basketball
NBA superstar Russell Westbrook was with a group, including Reggie Bush, at Encore Beach Club.
The Las Vegas Aces will be without center Liz Cambage for the WNBA season in Florida. Cambage is opting out because of health concerns.
Albert Hall is hoping to salvage Vegas Summer League in the fall, but for now is focusing his efforts on The Basketball Tournament, which begins Saturday.
Georgetown basketball coach Patrick Ewing tested positive for COVID-19 and is being treated at a hospital.
Mayor Goodman’s comments on CNN last month reportedly damaged Las Vegas’ chances of hosting the NBA upon the resumption of its season. But they did not extinguish the possibility entirely.
MGM Resorts acting CEO Bill Hornbuckle has been in talks with various sports leagues about hosting games without fans at their facilities.
If the NBA resumes its season in Las Vegas without fans amid the coronavirus pandemic, it already has a blueprint for how to do it.
Jacqueline Cruz-Towns, the mother of Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns, died Monday due to complications from COVID-19 after more than a month of fighting the virus. She was 58.
The WNBA is postponing the start of its regular season amid the coronavirus pandemic, commissioner Cathy Engelbert announced in a statement Friday.
Publisher Norman Jacobs said he wanted to provide the service to help fill the void while the season is delayed because of the new coronavirus outbreak.
Aces players Kelsey Plum, A’ja Wilson and Lindsay Allen are in Las Vegas during the coronavirus pandemic and finding different ways to fill free time.
Clay Travis of “Outkick the Coverage” advocated that the NBA consider finishing its season at four arenas in Las Vegas with players housed at the empty Strip hotels.
League executives and agents spoke with CNBC on a condition of anonymity, saying that the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas could be a prime location for a resumption.
All four players have been isolated and are under the care of team physicians.