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根據此前的相關報導，爵士球員Rudy Gobert和Donovan Mitchell確認感染武漢肺炎。NBA官方宣布停賽，具體複賽日期另行通知。NBA總裁Adam Silver表示NBA將至少中斷30天。在停賽期間很多主場兼職人員的收入得不到保障。

鵜鶘新秀球星Zion Williamson也更新Instagram，宣布自己將為鵜鶘主場員工支付未來30天的薪水。

Zion配文：“從我去年六月份被鵜鶘選中以來，這裡的人們向我表達了熱烈的歡迎和支持，其中沙冰王中心（鵜鶘球館）的工作人員們是最特別的。是他們讓我們的比賽成為可能，為我們的球迷和球隊裡所有人創造舒適的環境。不幸的是，他們中的很多人仍在從卡崔納颶風造成的長期挑戰中恢復，現在又要面臨由於病毒導致比賽延期帶來的經濟影響。我的母親一直是我的榜樣，她教我要尊重他人並感激我們所擁有的一切，所以今天我承諾要承擔未來30天所有沙冰王中心工作人員的薪水。這是我向這些對我和我的隊友如此照顧的優秀人員表示支持和讚賞的小小心意，希望我們大家能夠團結一致來減輕這場全國健康危機所帶來的壓力和艱辛。這座城市令人難以置信的堅韌來自這些最堅韌的人，但有時提供一些額外的幫助會使社區變得更輕鬆一些。”

隨後騎士球員Kevin Love轉發相關內容的推特並配文：“Zion站出來了！猛獸。”

跟據此前的報導，Love為騎士主場速貸球館工作人員捐贈10萬美元。

 

 

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The people of New Orleans have been incredibly welcoming and supportive since I was Drafted by the Pels last June, and some of the most special people I have met are those who work at smoothie King Center. These are the folks who make our games possible, creating the perfect environment for our fans and everyone involved in the organization. Unfortunately, many of them are still recovering from long term challenges created by Katrina, and now face the economic impact of the postponement of games because of the virus. My mother has always set an example for me about being respectful for others and being grateful for what we have, and so today I am pledging to cover the salaries for all of those Smoothie King Center workers for the next 30 days. This is a small way for me to express my support and appreciation for these wonderful people who have been so great to me and my teammates and hopefully we can all join together to relieve some of the stress and hardship caused by this national health crisis. This is an incredibly resilient city full of some of the most resilient people, but sometimes providing a little extra assistance can make things a little easier for the community.

Zion Williamson（@zionwilliamson）分享的貼文 於 PDT 2020 年 3月 月 13 日 下午 2:24 張貼