SI.com · Apr 11, 2020
Why the NBA's H-O-R-S-E Competition Is a Good Idea
It’s been a bleak slate of headlines over the last month since the NBA season was suspended due to the coronavirus outbreak. The opening weeks of the suspension were cluttered with positive COVID-19 tests, and the last couple of weeks have been filled with uncertain speculation over the league’s potential return. Some have expressed significant pessimism if the 2019–20 season will return at all. Those who believe we’ll get games back don’t have much confidence, and currently, the details on any proposed plans are few and far between. This week should have marked the lead-up to a thrilling playoffs. Now it’s uncertain whether we’ll have any playoff games at all.