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NBA Commissioner Adam Silver made his first public comments since suspending play on Wednesday evening, joining TNT’s “Inside the NBA” on Thursday to provide clarity on the situation.
Silver updated the timeline of league operations, saying that following a call with the NBA owners the league will reevaluate the situation a month from now.
“What we determined today is that this hiatus will be most likely at least 30 days and we don’t know enough as you’ve all said to be more specific than that,” Silver said. “But we wanted to give direction to our players and teams and fans that this is going to be roughly at least a month.
“Then the question becomes, is there a protocol with or without fans in which we can resume play. I think the goal…is what makes sense here without compromising anyones safety. I think frankly it’s too early to tell.”
Silver wouldn’t rule out the possibility of the season being completely canceled, and said ‘of course’ that is still on the table depending on how the situation develops.
The NBA Playoffs were scheduled to begin on April 18.
