Elton Brand and Brett Brown address the media following the NBA postponing the season.
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00:00We have great leadership in the NBA, follow their lead.
00:03It's important that the fans, players, coaching staff,
00:08our staff here at the Sixers remain healthy and we do everything we can.
00:14So, but we believe in the leadership in the league.
00:17With the news that the NBA is saying that Rudy Ribeiro tested positive for
00:22the coronavirus, I believe they played the Pistons within the last week.
00:26I believe that.
00:27Is there anything you guys have done or are gonna do as far as testing and
00:32checking out the players in your game?
00:36We're not gonna speculate on what we're gonna do.
00:39We're gonna regroup.
00:40We just heard about this five minutes ago.
00:42But it's of most importance that our fans, our players, and our staff,
00:47we feel safe and we are safe.
00:48So just heard about it as you found out, maybe a little bit after.
00:53Do you guys think it was irresponsible to play this game tonight with everything
00:58that's been going on?
00:59I know, obviously, discussions have been ongoing.
01:02But to play in this arena with everything that's going on,
01:05do you think it was the right thing for the organization to do?
01:09I mean, really, if you follow the league, and
01:14you have to have faith in the league, and we do.
01:17And Adam Silva is an amazing leader.
01:21And we're a part of this NBA brotherhood.
01:24And the instruction was to come in and play the game.
01:28And if you look at the proactive measures our club has taken and
01:33that the league has taken, I think they should be applauded.
01:37It's a sensitive issue, obviously.
01:41It must be a very serious situation for
01:44the league to make the decision that they have made.
01:46And we look forward to learning more over the next few hours, really.
01:52As Elton has just said, we've only as an organization just learned about this.