NBA: Adam Silver says the NBA is unlikely to take a break next summer for the Olympics.

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver.

NBA & Olympics 2021: NBA commissioner Adam Silver said on Friday NBA is not likely to have a break next season for the Olympics which is postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. 

NBA commissioner Adam Silver said in an interview with NBA TV," We will consider it. I think it is unlikely, at the end of the day that if we start late, we would stop for the Olympics."

He also said," Because as you know, It's not just a function of stopping for the period in which they are competing over in Tokyo but they require training camp. and they require afterward."

Adam Silver also showed some concern about foreign players. There are nearly over 100 players in the NBA.

He said," There are so many incredible players, beginning with the USA team, We will be able to field a very competitive team. I am a bit worried about some of the international teams because some of their stars play in our league and their absence would make a huge difference for those national teams ."

He also said," I'd only say these are such extraordinary circumstances that even if we set out to plan for the Olympics, How can they even know what the world is going to be like next summer and whether they can go forward? So I think during these extraordinary times, all the conventional rules are off the table and everybody is going to have to make certain accommodations."

The Olympics was on the 23rd of July, 2020 but it was postponed by a year and it will be on 8th August, 2021. This happens due to the corona pandemic. NBA also effected by this corona pandemic and they shut it for some months. In the regular season, NBA season was already over in June but because of this postponed NBA finals are playing in October and a new season will start in months of January. So players will get the next season full of games. 

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