ORLANDO, Fla. — The CEO of the Orlando Magic held a press conference with team officials after the NBA suspended their season following the positive coronavirus test results of a Utah Jazz player.
During the conference, Alex Martins confirmed the team was on the same plane the infected player had previously been on, but that the team is not classified as having exposure to coronavirus, because Delta sanitized the plane between flights.
Alex Martins confirms that the @OrlandoMagic were on the same plane that took the Jazz to OKC, but due to the cleaning that Delta does after each flight, the Magic were not “classified as exposure” to #Coronavirus. pic.twitter.com/0FCCgHrOtG
— Christian Bruey (@CBrueyWFTV) March 12, 2020
Martins also announced that the Magic have postponed their Wine Festival & Auction fundraising event that was scheduled for the weekend. The event generates thousands of dollars every year for the Orlando Magic Youth Foundation.
.@OrlandoMagic CEO Alex Martins says they will postpone this weekends Wine Festival & Auction fundraising event that was scheduled for this weekend. It generates thousands of dollars every year for the Orlando Magic Youth Foundation. pic.twitter.com/sG7eGOOF24
— Christian Bruey (@CBrueyWFTV) March 12, 2020
The NBA suspended game operations Wednesday evening with no timetable to resume.
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