NBA 'Probably' Won't Have Fans In Arena If 19-20 Season Resumes

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NBA 'Probably' Won't Have Fans In Arena If 19-20 Season Resumes 

Post#1 » by RealGM Wiretap » Tue Mar 17, 2020 1:11 am

Adrian Wojnarowski suggested that if the NBA is able to resume the 19-20 season at all, it will likely do so without fans in attendance.


"The league, more than gate receipts ultimately, it's getting the games on television," said Wojnarowski. "Whether it's the regional networks and then the national deals that Turner, ESPN... Getting games in the postseason on TV and to that end, knowing that it is 'likely', 'possible', 'certain', wherever you want to fall on it, that if the games resume, they will probably do so without fans in the arena, at least initially.


"The league is open to not having these games in arenas, whether it's a Staples Center or Barclays in Brooklyn or Oklahoma City. Wherever traditional arenas their teams play in. They're looking at the practice facilities or the G League facilities where you wouldn't have the backdrop of a cavernous empty arena on television. And it would be an environment where the TV sight-lines might be better. They can do some creative things in that way.


"But the one thing you're finding in talking to people around the league is that everything is on the table. People are open. I think Adam Silver is open to any and all idea of how to proceed."

Via Adrian Wojnarowski/ESPN

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Re: NBA 'Probably' Won't Have Fans In Arena If 19-20 Season Resumes 

Post#2 » by G R E Y » Tue Mar 17, 2020 1:47 am

PLEASE FIGURE OUT A WAY TO DO IT WITH FANS!
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GREY 1769 wrote:PLEASE FIGURE OUT A WAY TO DO IT WITH FANS!


Like... With magic?
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hesijimbo wrote:
GREY 1769 wrote:PLEASE FIGURE OUT A WAY TO DO IT WITH FANS!


Like... With magic?

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Post#5 » by Ballerhogger » Tue Mar 17, 2020 4:41 am

Imgaine a game 7 with nobody there last shot ... :-?
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Post#6 » by Slacktard » Tue Mar 17, 2020 8:37 am

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GREY 1769 wrote:PLEASE FIGURE OUT A WAY TO DO IT WITH FANS!


Holograms?
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Post#7 » by BigGargamel » Tue Mar 17, 2020 1:18 pm

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GREY 1769 wrote:PLEASE FIGURE OUT A WAY TO DO IT WITH FANS!


Unbelievable that people still aren’t grasping the severity of the situation.
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Post#8 » by greggschapiro » Tue Mar 17, 2020 4:33 pm

Slacktard wrote:[instagram][/instagram]
GREY 1769 wrote:PLEASE FIGURE OUT A WAY TO DO IT WITH FANS!


Holograms?

Only if it's 17,000 Tupac holograms

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Post#9 » by Vegeta10176 » Tue Mar 17, 2020 5:51 pm

GREY 1769 wrote:PLEASE FIGURE OUT A WAY TO DO IT WITH FANS!


You realize this is not going to happen? Once there is a vaccine in 12 to 18 months that is widely disseminated then crowds at games will be happening.. So if you want this season to have a conclusion then no fans in attendance.. But I mean plenty of fans watching on TV...
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Post#10 » by G R E Y » Tue Mar 17, 2020 7:27 pm

BigGargamel wrote:[list=][/list]
GREY 1769 wrote:PLEASE FIGURE OUT A WAY TO DO IT WITH FANS!


Unbelievable that people still aren’t grasping the severity of the situation.

Vegeta10176 wrote:
GREY 1769 wrote:PLEASE FIGURE OUT A WAY TO DO IT WITH FANS!


You realize this is not going to happen? Once there is a vaccine in 12 to 18 months that is widely disseminated then crowds at games will be happening.. So if you want this season to have a conclusion then no fans in attendance.. But I mean plenty of fans watching on TV...

You two need to come down from the pulpit. I realize both the severity and timeline. An expression of a wish on a forum doesn't dismiss either of them.
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