By Jill Goldsmith Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James said he’d never play to an empty arena after reports the NBA has instructed teams to prepare for just that. “You mean play games without the fans?
No. It’s impossible. I ain’t playing. Not without the fans in the crowd,” James told reporters last night after the Lakers beat the Milwaukee Bucks. “That’s who I play for. … If I show up to an arena, and there ain’t no fans there, I ain’t playing.
So they can do what they want to do,” he said. The NBA’s regular season ends April 15. On Friday, several outlets reported that the NBA had sent a memo to franchises saying teams should be preparing contingency plans to play without fans and identifying essential staff for these games should
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