Soon to be free agent forward Pau Gasol of the Chicago Bulls recently indicated that he may decide to skip the Summer Olympics, scheduled to be held in Brazil, due to the Zika virus.

“Some of these athletes are planning to have children in the near future and this could affect them, it could affect the health of their kids and their wives,” he said at an event for one of his sponsors in Madrid. “Their health should come first.”

“I hope the national Olympic committees and the health organizations can be as clear as possible about the risks in Brazil so athletes can decide whether or not to take risks,” he said. “I don’t think we’ve been told enough about it.”