Nebraska Boys State Basketball Tournament will have limited access

Nebraska Boys State Basketball Tournament will have limited access

FOR THE BOY'SSTATE BASKETBALLTOURNAMENTSTARTINGTOMORROW.FANS ANDSPECTATORSWON'T BEALLOWED TOATTEND GAMES...ONLY IMMEDIATEFAMILY MEMBERS...SENIOR REPORTERJAKE WASIKOWSKIWAS IN LINCOLNTODAY...AND TELLS USWHY...CROWD NATSTHE ROAR OF THECROWD WILL BE ALOT QUIETER...WHEN THE BESTTEAMS INNEBRASKA HIT THEHARDWOOD...AFTER ADISCUSSION WITHTHE LINCOLNMAYOR, AND THELANCASTERCOUNTY PUBLICHEALTHDEPARTMENT...THE N-S-A-ADECIDES TORESTRICT WHOWILL BE ALLOWEDTO ATTEND GAMESAT THE BOYSSTATE BASKETBALLTOURNAMENT.COACHES,PLAYERS, STAFF,ANDADMINISTRATORSARE FINE...ONLY IMMEDIATEFAMILY, THOSEWHO LIVE IN THEPLAYERS'HOUSEHOLD, WILLGET A TICKET TOGET IN...FANS, STUDENTS,CHEERLEADERS,AND BANDS ARESHUT OUT...49:39 IT'S ABOUTENSURING THAT WEDON'T CREATE ANENVIRONMENTTHAT ACTUALLYMAKES IT WORSEFOR THE STATE OFNEBRASKA, MAKES ITWORSE FOR OURVOLNURABLEPOPULATIONSACROSS THE STATE.":48 AND I BELIEVEABSOLUTELY THIS ISTHE RIGHT CALL,THE RIGHTAPPROACH TOTAKE." :53THIS IN PARTBECAUSE OF ACONFIRMED CASEOF THE VIRUS ATTHE GIRLS STATETOURNAMENT LASTWEEK...A CROFTON FANATTENDS TWOGAMES MARCH 4-TH ...WHO TESTEDPOSITIVE FORCOVID-19...HE EVEN WAS ONTHE COURTHUGGINGRELATIVES...OFFICIALS DON'TWANT TO EXPOSEPOSSIBLYTHOUSANDS OFUNSUSPECTINGFANS...2:45-"THAT REALLYCAME INTOCONSIDERATIONFOR US AND THELARGE NUMBER OFPEOPLE THAT ARECOMING, THE LARGENUMBER OFPOTENTIALVULNERABLEPEOPLE IN THEPOPULATION THATARE SPECTATORS.":55 SO WE WANT TOMINIMIZE THAT." :57THE N-S-A-A ISWORKING WITH T-VSTATIONS TOTELEVISE THEGAMES OR STREAMTHEM ONLINE...EACH SCHOOLWILL HAVE TOMAKE A LIST OFPEOPLE WHO CANGET INTO THEGAMES...50:54-"WE ARE VERYSADDENED THAT ITCAN'T GO ON WITHALL THE FANS THEREBUT WE DO REALIZETHAT THIS IS THEBEST THING TO DO.":00STANDUP 10:35-"COUNTY OFFICIALSAND THE NSAA SAYDEPENDING ONHOW THE VIRUSSPREADS OVER THENEXT FEW DAYSTHEY COULD MAKEMORE CHANGES TOWHO CAN ATTENDTHE GAMES.REPORTING INLINCOLN JAKEWASIKOWSKI 3NEWS NOW." :48PRE-PU