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Will the COVID-19 infection affect the performance of top basketball players? A data-driven analysis. | LitMetric

AI Article Synopsis

  • The study aimed to analyze how COVID-19 affected the game performance of high-level NBA players before and after infection.
  • Data from 68 players were used, revealing significant decreases in plus/minus stats and free throw shooting percentages post-infection.
  • The findings suggest that COVID-19 likely impacted players' fatigue and endurance, leading to a decline in performance, while the effects of isolation during the pandemic are also important to consider.

Article Abstract

Purpose: To investigate the changes in the game performance of high-level basketball players in NBA league before and after the COVID-19 infection.

Methods: Athletic statistics were collected from official database for 68 players (19 forwards, 29 guards, 20 centers; mean age 27.14 ± 3.65 years) in the NBA league for 10 games before and after infection with COVID-19. We used a the Kruskal-Wallis analysis of variance to examine the impact caused by COVID-19.

Results: Among all 68 players, a statistically significant decrease in plus/minus ( = -2.392,  = 0.017) and free throw shooting (FT%  = -2.153,  = 0.031), occurred compared to the pre-infection with COVID-19. Among the interior players, we found a statistically significant decrease in free throw shooting FT% ( = 2.674,  = 0.021), Plus/Minus ( = -2.371,  = 0.018). Among centers and forwards, there was no statistically significant change.

Conclusion: The impact of COVID-19 on players' fatigue and cardiorespiratory and muscular endurance may have contributed to the decline in performance, and the impact of detraining due to isolation should not be ignored.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11588499PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fspor.2024.1440472DOI Listing

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