Adam Silver claims there is ‘no data’ suggesting 82-game regular season contributes to more postseason injuries
"There’s absolutely no data to suggest that."
"There’s absolutely no data to suggest that."
This is an absolute, unmitigated, botch by all the leagues and networks involved.
The move should allow the league to rebound from last year's Christmas viewership woes.
The NBA has seemingly eliminated back-to-back games after nationally televised matchups.
Williamson is out six to eight weeks, which is not great for the Pelicans' upcoming lineup of national TV appearances.
This year's schedule features less Knicks, more Clippers and Pelicans, and earlier starts to many nationally-televised Western Conference games.
Zion Williamson and the Pelicans and Kawhi Leonard and the Clippers will be prominently featured on TNT this year.