after what he pulled off last season, should have a Vegas residency. How else can you explain this: He oversaw the NBA bubble, which allowed teams to finish the season, have playoffs and crown a champion — all without one positive COVID-19 case inside the bubble.
After that, the league packed in a draft and started playing games only 71 days after the Lakers won a championship. He also did it while responding to the social unrest that was felt so acutely by the players in the league.
There were 29 messages on the backs of jerseys, Black Lives Matter was written on the floor, and there was a sense that the league cared not just for its bottom line, but also for its players. “I think it demonstrated more than ever something that we know by.