Mayor de Blasio Says Shooting Hoops Is Fine But No Pick Up Basketball Games During Coronavirus Pandemic - Be Warned Roosevelt Island Basketball Players To Keep Your Social Distance And No Pick Up Games

Social distancing is taking hold with New Yorkers — but we're seeing some issues when it comes to basketball courts. If you want to go shoot hoops with your kids, that's fine.

But we can't have pick-up games. If people don’t follow the rules, we’ll take hoops down.

— Mayor Bill de Blasio (@NYCMayor) March 26, 2020

A Roosevelt Island Tipster sends in these photos of a basketball game at Roosevelt Island Sportspark court and reports:

They were playing together with the same ball.

Yes, it's a beautiful day, but

by now everyone should know how to behave in this situation.

Another resident adds:

They’re all sweating on that ball and each other! This is not Social Distancing