Sources: NBA mulls moving games due to coronavirus

Games without fans will result in decreased revenue in a big way, especially if playoff games are affected. That's assuming they actually have playoffs. If any refs and/or players test positive, the season may be over.

"The Warriors are the league's highest-grossing team on game nights, averaging somewhere between $3.6 million and $3.8 million per game, sources said." With less than 20 games left it will still make a difference.

The salary cap number for next season will plummet. Many teams that thought they will have cap space will be disappointed. Many teams that are up against the luxury tax line will be over it.

Lots of things that we take for granted may change, at least for a while.

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I do not see a quick resolution.  

This is no ordinary flu.  My guess is that a governmental agency would come into play if the NBA does not do anything.

I read where the Warriors took quite a bit of flak for still having their game in front of fans last night. With a brand new building, probably sold out most of the time, this is a big hit for them.

Funny, Kemba Walker from the Celtics has said he would rather they cancel the games. LeBron make his feelings known on Sunday, now he is backing off of his statement that he wouldn't play without fans and saying that if the whole league does not play in front of fans he will have to do the same.

Money runs the world, I wonder, will the players take a cut if their team is losing $$$ ????

In the past we have seen seasons end or cut short due to a strike.  I think this pandemic will have a similar economic impact.  Unlike a strike however, players would still have to be paid and that is the real kicker for NBA owners.  Businesses that rely on revenues derived from fans would be hurt the most (i.e. restaurants, bars, etc) But that impact would be more similar to what happens if a sports team is on strike.

The 2019-20 season may be designated with an asterisk.  

At this point the nation and the world must come together to end the pandemic.  There will be a lot of finger pointing but right now we are in unknown territory so the only thing that matters is to slow this thing down from spreading to our communities.

All it takes is for one large gathering like the Biogen Conference in Boston to create an explosion of new cases.  We need not have large gatherings where a lot of people are in close proximity to one another.

ONE PLAYER.............THAT IS ALL IT WILL TAKE IS ONE PLAYER.........AND THE NBA WILL IMPLEMENT THE BAN ON GAMES IN FRONT OF FANS.

You and I may have the intelligence to not show up anywhere if we are sick, but there are many, many people who will think WHO? ME? SICK??NO WAY, and that is all it will take. I have no idea what the answer is, a little out of my wheelhouse. All I do know is that I hope and pray no one I know and care about has to deal with any of this.

In addition............That person would say, DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH I PAID FOR THOSE TICKETS????

I was supposed to be going up to Maine for a day trip with my son and husband, that, of course, has been cancelled. No way I should be near a group of people like that right now with everything else going on with me. Fortunately, my son bought the insurance on his tickets so he will be reimbursed for most of the money.

RosalieTCeltics wrote:In addition............That person would say, DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH I PAID FOR THOSE TICKETS????

I was supposed to be going up to Maine for a day trip with my son and husband, that, of course, has been cancelled. No way I should be near a group of people like that right now with everything else going on with me.  Fortunately, my son bought the insurance on his tickets so he will be reimbursed for most of the money.  

Rosalie

I do not want to tie myself into a knot but I have to be mindful.  People tend to develop a laissez faire attitude because the flue bug is with us every year.  Thousands die in this country every year due to the flue.  It's the flu...so what else is new!

People will determine their own risk tolerance and act accordingly.

New viruses however do increase awareness and fear.  The 1918 Spanish flu had an appetite for killing young people but the Coronavirus likes us older folks.  

Yesterday my hand sanitizer was finally delivered.  I already feel safe-er.  

I have no plans to attend any games, concerts or other large gatherings.  I can live with that.