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Adam Silver Says Significant Coronavirus Spread Could Shut Down NBA Season

NBA commissioner Adam Silver admits that significant spread of COVID-19 could potentially shut the NBA season down.

Silver’s comments come just weeks before the league is set to finish the regular season in Orlando:

“We believe we’ve developed a safe and responsible way to restart the season,” NBA commissioner Adam Silver said on a conference call Friday. “We are left with no choice but to learn to live with this virus. No options are risk-free right now. We can’t sit on the sidelines indefinitely. We must adapt.

“We’re coming back because sports matter in a society.