Reports abound of NBA players boycotting playoff games. I’m not hearing much gnashing of teeth or rending of garments over their announcement. Given everything else going on - hurricanes, riots, an epidemic, an election - it doesn’t seem important.
Imagine a near future in which the players decide they can’t play until social justice and anti-racism prevail. Then imagine that the players conclude it won’t happen.
The result: no play, no money. Now imagine the teams moving to various gigantic Chinese cities and playing there to appreciative audiences. It could be a win-win for everybody. Americans could go back to appreciating college basketball, with Chinese scouts and recruiters sitting on the sidelines waving fistfuls of dollars. Why not?
