Commissioner Adam Silver has made it clear that due to a late start to next season (January 2021), league stars will not be coming to the Olympics
Adam Silver.
The Olympics are not his top priority
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IPI
Since the dream team of the Barcelona Olympics in 1992, those who have been the main attraction of the Olympic basketball tournament have been the NBA stars, who have won six of their seven appearances in games.
But now, due to the schedules that have changed due to the corona crisis, it seems that for the first time in 29 years, the American team that will compete in the Olympic Games in Tokyo will be missing the best league players in the world.
The virus that led to the postponement of the Olympics to July 2021, created a big problem for NBA players, as the current season will only end in the next few days and the next one will only open in January 2021. Commissioner Adam Silver has already made it clear that due to time congestion and full load on NBA season. It will not allow its players to participate in the games in Tokyo.
"I think it's unlikely, in the end, that due to the late start of next season, we'll stop her for the games in Tokyo," said Silver and detailed. For games and rest afterwards. "