Sports During Covid-19

It has been a little over a week since the sports world has shut down. With no NBA, MLS, XFL, NCAA Basketball or truly any other sport to watch, it has been hard to make quarantine fun. But, people have been finding their own sport (and non-sport) related pastimes to keep spirits high.

Marble Racing is one that has become all the craze since sports have been called off. Many users on Twitter have been highlighting this sport in the past week and the videos have been going viral. It is probably not as exciting as the NCAA Tournament would’ve been… but beggars can’t be choosers.

Some sports fans have been taking Steph Curry’s advice and watching old highlight videos. Curry replied to a tweet from Brooklyn Nets player Spencer Dinwiddie and said he has been watching his own highlight videos from Youtube at least twice a day since the shutdown of the NBA. Curry also tweeted on March 19 saying that he rewatched the game where his teammate, Klay Thompson, dropped 60 points in only three quarters.

The NCAA Twitter account for March Madness is doing something especially neat to fill the tournament-shaped hole in our hearts. They have compiled a bracket filled with the best NCAA March Madness moments and are allowing the fans to vote on each match-up to see what will be crowned the best moment of March Madness thus far. While this doesn’t replace all the wonderful days filled of college basketball, the excitement of new upsets and the sad reality of a broken bracket after the first day, it still allows fans to stay in touch with great moments from college basketball history.

Other athletes are picking up new hobbies! For example, Golden State player, Damion Lee, is teaching himself how to play the piano during his excess amount of free time. Liverpool soccer player, Gini Wijnalum, has been sharpening his ping pong skills in order to pass the time. Australian Golfer, Matthias Schwab, is coming up with his own golf trick shots while he is stuck in his house. There are many more examples of how these pro athletes are being examples of a good attitude when it comes to social distancing.

As of right now, it looks like it may be a month or so until sports continue as usual. Until then, follow the lead of the athletes and watch a good sports movie, read a book, watch some highlights or learn a new instrument.