Lines for work, crowds, fear, uncertainty - these are common images coming from Florida these days. The southeast of the United States of America was also not bypassed by the coronavirus pandemic.
The representative of Montenegro, ace Orlando Medžika, Nikola Vučević, in an interview with "Vijesti" Television, says that people are scared...
- Still, this is a serious situation. A large number of people have lost their lives due to this virus all over the world and we have to be careful. We have to listen to the experts, follow their advice, stick to it... We have to take care of other people, especially the elderly, who already have some health problems - the virus mostly attacks them more. So we have to stick together and we hope that this will pass as soon as possible - Vucevic said.
Orlando, that is, central Florida, was less affected by the pandemic. In Miami, the situation is somewhat more complex.
- In South Florida - down around Miami especially, a lot of people are infected with the virus. Mostly because in the last two months there were several music festivals, there was the Superbowl and then a large number of people found themselves in a small space and the virus spread quite quickly. So the situation is much more serious in the south than here - said Vucevic.
Our NBA ace is monitoring the situation in Montenegro - especially in Bar, where his parents live... The recommendations of the National Coordination Body should be respected.
- I am monitoring the situation for my own sake, I have a lot of friends. I think that the right move was made as soon as the possibility of a case appearing in Montenegro appeared, that action was taken immediately, and that people were asked to stay at home so that the virus would not spread. That was a great move - I think people are sticking with it. We hope that everything will pass quickly and that the situation will return to normal.
The halls in the NBA league are empty - basketball has been suspended since the first player Rudi Gober tested positive for the coronavirus. It is not yet known when the best basketball competition could resume.
- The whole league, from the owners to us players, we want to continue and finish the season. That would be important because of the large number of fans who would certainly like to be able to watch sports on TV and cheer, if at least they don't think about this difficult situation. We hope that we will manage to continue, finish the league, the season would be excellent and the playoffs would be interesting until the very end - said Vucevic.
Until then, he spends his free time with his son and wife.
- Considering that I am away a lot during the season and I don't have much time to spend with them, I use this break to be with them. My son is quite active, we play and hang out, so the time passes nicely and quickly. I'm trying to train. I ride a bicycle, work with weights, do various exercises to keep in shape as much as I can and if the NBA league returns, to be ready to play - Vucevic concluded.
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