The City of San Francisco has banned gatherings of more than 1,000 people for the next two weeks as a precautionary measure to slow the spread of coronavirus, Mayor London Breed announced Wednesday. This includes Warriors games and Giants games when the team returns from spring training on March 23. The Giants were scheduled to host the A’s in an exhibition on March 24 at Oracle Park, that event has now been canceled.
The Warriors announced that Thursday’s game vs. the Nets at Chase Center will be played with no fans in attendance. Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN is reporting that this will be the be the case for the foreseeable future. Following Thursday’s game, all events at Chase Center will be postponed through the 21st according to the Warriors. Warriors fans who have tickets will be refunded.
The Warriors have two home games during the two week stretch: Thursday’s game vs. the Nets and a March 25 game vs. the Hawks. The Warriors have not commented specifically on what will happen during the March 25 game, but it is assumed it will also be played in an empty arena.
A call with the NBA’s board of governors will be followed by an additional two conference calls on Thursday with team presidents and general managers. Santa Clara County instituted a legal order banning gatherings of groups of more than 1,000 people, which will affect both the San Jose Sharks and Earthquakes.