{"id":34401,"date":"2020-07-22T13:37:10","date_gmt":"2020-07-22T18:37:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adpulp.wpengine.com\/?p=34401"},"modified":"2020-07-22T13:37:10","modified_gmt":"2020-07-22T18:37:10","slug":"same-game-fewer-teams-one-venue-and-no-fans-anywhere-to-be-seen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.adpulp.com\/same-game-fewer-teams-one-venue-and-no-fans-anywhere-to-be-seen\/","title":{"rendered":"Same Game, Fewer Teams, One Venue, and No Fans Anywhere To Be Seen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Pro sports are back. Baseball, football, and basketball are all lining it up. Along with racing, golf, tennis, et al. Athletes need the competition, and fans need something to distract them from the daily ravages of the pandemic and consequent economic fallouts.<\/p>\n<p>The teams and leagues also need TV revenue.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-34406\" src=\"https:\/\/adpulp.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/nba-basketball.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adpulp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/nba-basketball.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.adpulp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/nba-basketball-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.adpulp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/nba-basketball-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>On June 4, the NBA&#8217;s Board of Governors approved a competitive format <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nba.com\/article\/2020\/06\/04\/board-of-governors-approves-nba-return-official-release\">for the comeback of the 2019-20 season<\/a> with 22 teams returning to play and a start date of July 30. 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