The NBA – league, owners, players – have made many solid steps in fighting the outbreak of the coronavirus. Starting with pulling the plug on the season the night Rudy Gobert’s test came back positive. America, from politicians to businesses to us ordinary people, seemed to need that jolt of reality. And the philanthropic measures, with owners and players vowing to help financially the arena workers impacted by the stoppage in play.
But the NBA was completely tone deaf Wednesday when both commissioner Adam Silver and union boss Michelle Roberts defended so many NBA players getting COVID-19 tests when there’s a massive shortage across the country.