If we’ve learned anything about COVID-19 and how it relates to the NBA, it’s that Commissioner Adam Silver’s initial 30-day timeframe to shut down the league was conservative. Just about anybody would gladly accept a month-long suspension if it meant games would be played on the other side of this hiatus.
But a little more than a week removed from the league’s new reality – the world’s new reality, really – indications from leading health authorities suggest the coronavirus pandemic will get worse in the United States before it gets better. That means the resumption of basketball isn’t close.