After a number of NBA players expressed concerns about returning to play, commissioner Adam Silver reportedly said the league has an arrangement with the Players Association wherein 'if a player chooses not to come, it’s not a breach of his contract.'
“I can only say it may not be for everyone. It will entail enormous sacrifice on behalf of those players and for everyone involved — the coaches, the referees. Listen, it’s not an ideal situation. We’re trying to find a way to our own normal in the middle of a pandemic,” Silver said on ESPN.
“…We’re dealing with the Players Association representing 450 guys for 22 teams … and not surprisingly, there’s not a uniform view among those players. My sense is we’re going to be able to work through most of those issues over the next few weeks but as I said, we also have an arrangement with the Players Association where if a player chooses not to come, it’s not a breach of his contract. We accept that.
Silver also commented on concerns regarding Disney employees going in and out of the quarantine ‘bubble’: On ESPN, Adam Silver confirms that some Disney employees will be coming in and out of the so-called bubble, which Silver refers to as a "bit of a misnomer."
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