In the course of the most recent week, NBA commissioner Adam Silver has investigated several options for restarting the league’s season. The conversation between going straight into the end of the season games or having a specific measure of normal season games has become contentious for teams, players and fans.
The development of working to make create a sense of equality between the 30 groups is a troublesome situation for the league office, but at least one NBA writer thinks this is the ideal opportunity to experiment. Kevin O’Connor has suggested that Silver could investigate patterning the league’s playoffs after the FIFA World Cup.
FIFA plays a knockout style tournament where the competition takes on a one-and-done framework. The league could be investigating a comparable idea. Nothing about this year has been typical, and fans understand this is an ideal opportunity to try out new formats and styles.
There is some support in the league office for the NBA to have a World Cup style “group stage” replace the first round of the NBA Playoffs, sources say.
Here’s my case for why the NBA, teams and players should agree to resume this year with a group stage: https://t.co/sv8YKmY5O0
— Kevin O'Connor (@KevinOConnorNBA) May 26, 2020
Whether or not there is an NBA World Cup: fans of the league and sports in general can take comfort in knowing that Silver and co. are attempting to make this work.
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