Whatever goodwill the NBA built by becoming the first major professional sports league in America to suspend play during the pandemic is quickly evaporating. In the immediate aftermath of the suspension, the league was putting out PSAs to educate people about the coronavirus, and Adam Silver famously indicated he, at the urging of Bob Iger, would put the “data before the date” when trying to figure out if play would resume. Since then, the league and NBPA’s brain trust lasered in on a return plan, even though the data hardly paints a rosier picture than when the season was suspended.
What Data Does the NBA Care About?
