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Cleveland Cavaliers' Larry Nance Jr. (22) hopes NBA will take into account players with pre-existing conditions when pondering plans to restart the season (AP)
Cleveland Cavaliers' Larry Nance Jr. (22) hopes NBA will take into account players with pre-existing conditions when pondering plans to restart the season (AP)

Published: Mon 18 May 2020, 9:46 PM

Last updated: Mon 18 May 2020, 11:52 PM

Cleveland Cavaliers forward Larry Nance Jr. is "scared" of making an NBA comeback during the coronavirus pandemic due to his weakened immune system because he has Crohn's disease.
And the 27-year-old forward hopes the league will take into account players with pre-existing conditions when pondering plans to restart the season halted on March 12 by the deadly disease.
"I would hope there would be an understanding (by the NBA) if someone didn't feel comfortable coming back, that you would get a pass," Nance told ESPN.
"Just because you may look like the picture of health, some people have issues you can't see."
Nance, who spent his first 2 1/2 NBA seasons with the Los Angeles Lakers before being traded to Cleveland in 2018, is among those who conducted individual workouts at the Cavaliers training facility the past two weeks.
His therapy to combat inflammatory bowel illness allows Nance to play but weakens his immune system and leaves him more vulnerable than most to catch Covid-19.
Nance said he was "absolutely terrified" when Utah's Rudy Gobert tested positive for the coronavirus - leading to the NBA shutdown - because he had recently played against the Frenchman.

By AFP

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