NBA Commissioner Adam Silver talks during events at NBA All-Star weekend on Feb. 15 at the United Center in Chicago. Credit: TNS/Chris Sweda
The NBA managed to make its way through the 2019-20 season, crowning a champion on Oct. 11 after halting action on March 11 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
About 4 1/2 months after that stoppage, the league got back on the court after a long and arduous planning phase.
It was a triumph of science, medicine and executive planning, creating a bubble-like campus in Orlando that allowed commissioner Adam Silver and players to team up to survive even as COVID-19 dominated life outside the bubble.