CJ McCollum, Mark Cuban question NBA return amid COVID-19 pandemic

Add Portland Trail Blazers guard CJ McCollum and Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban to the list of sports personalities questioning how competitions such as the NBA will return amid the coronavirus pandemic.

McCollum spoke with Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports about the Trail Blazers opening team facilities to players on Friday:

"I am worried like the rest of the world, but I like that it is optional and I’m pleased with the caution, structure and measures the Blazers organization has put in place to ensure the safest environment possible for all parties involved."

McCollum also told Haynes that he intends to visit Portland's facility on Saturday to determine if he feels he can safely and adequately train under the league's strict guidelines, such as the use of social-distancing. 

He added: 

"I get the measures [the league is] taking, but you have to think at some point when there are drastic measures that need to be taken, ‘Is it really worth it?’ It’s either safe or it’s not."

The 28-year-old lost his aunt weeks ago, and his family believes her death was coronavirus-related. 

Meanwhile, Cuban asked ESPN Radio's Freddie & Fitzsimmons a question that's on the minds of many athletes who find themselves considering their futures: 

"Who do you trust with your life?"

Cuban continued: 

"If you're a coach or a trainer or, anybody for that matter, that's essential personnel for getting something back together, do you trust the hotel that we're going to stay at to keep everything safe — the technology they're using, the protocols they're using?" 

As noted by Tim MacMahon of ESPN, Cuban said earlier this week that the Mavericks aren't planning on opening facilities to players anytime soon.