NBA Has ‘No Plans’ To Pause Season, Silver Tells ESPN
Dec 21, 2021, 5:19 PM | Updated: 5:22 pm
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver attends an NBA basketball game between the Dallas Mavericks and the Los Angeles Clippers during game two of the first round of the NBA playoffs at AdventHealth Arena at ESPN Wide World Of Sports Complex on August 19, 2020 in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. (Photo by Ashley Landis-Pool/Getty Images)
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AP – NBA Commissioner Adam Silver says there are “no plans” to pause the season, even as numbers of players entering the league’s health and safety protocols related to the coronavirus continues to rise.
Silver, in an interview with ESPN on Tuesday, said the league has examined multiple options but does not yet see a reason to stop play.
Commissioner Adam Silver joined NBA Today to talk about COVID in the league as Christmas Day approaches.
Silver said there are currently no plans to pause the season. pic.twitter.com/LFIPCCejnQ
— Malika Andrews (@malika_andrews) December 21, 2021
Part 2: Commissioner Adam Silver addresses testing, asymptomatic players and potential competitive imbalance with signing short-term players. pic.twitter.com/3pJS5KJG1Z
— Malika Andrews (@malika_andrews) December 21, 2021
Commissioner Adam Silver Part 3: Silver added that the league and NBPA are not currently re-evaluating a vaccine mandate and that omicron is the dominant variant in the league. pic.twitter.com/HnR0kgVxuq
— Malika Andrews (@malika_andrews) December 22, 2021
Meanwhile, the 10 NBA teams with games scheduled on Christmas have been told by the league that shifting some game times is a possibility for the five-game slate planned for that day if virus-related issues affect the lineup.
