The trust between NBA players and Adam Silver has made him the driving force behind the possible resumption of this season and sorting out all pandemic-related issues, Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN details.
Unlike the often contentious relationship between MLB players and baseball commissioner Rob Manfred, the spirit of cooperation in the NBA has put Silver in a position of reshaping the NBA during the pandemic. That’s why most players are willing to finish the season and owners are sold on testing while remaining cautious on bringing back fans, despite the financial implications.
The league is examining ways to have fans in arenas at 15% to 20% capacity, Wojnarowski continues. Most teams are studying how to get fans into premium seating arrangements and safely distance them when fans are officially allowed to return on a limited basis.
The large revenue issues have not been lost on players, thanks to their willingness to accept Silver’s blunt assessment of the current situation. The star players are on committees engaging with the league office and even thanked Silver for getting on a conference call with them last week, Wojnarowski adds. That’s a big reason why the players didn’t balk at having 25% of their paychecks withheld, beginning on Friday.
Silver > All the other commissioners
Most definitely. Other sports especially baseball and football need to follow his lead.
how dumb are they
I thought we were going to let LeBron decide?
Are you 2? Entering the temper tantrum age?
I dunno. I thought it was kind of funny.
Same
Funny how? The mention of Lebron? The thought he might wield power even now but it turns out, no? The thought that Silver does?
This could end badly. Silver seems like a good guy but he’s not Jesus. He’s still looking out for his own best interest and players need to look after theirs.