I have said the same thing as Shaq but I kept it to myself on here bcuz I didn't feel like arguing with everyone. It's obvious that this is a pro- let them play site. I personally feel that they should come back when there is a vaccine. What happens in the middle of the playoffs and a whole team gets hit hard bcuz of someone being careless? You can't halt an entire series to let a team recover from an illness. It disrupts the entire playoff schedule.
Not to mention that certain teams, including Philly, get to unfairly recover from injuries. While other teams, including Clippers, that were still trying to get chemistry will never find it in that short period of time. Young teams, including Miami or Memphis, get to avoid the dreaded rookie wall that players hit but also have to force them youngins into pressure basketball instantly. And the MAIN reason I know damn well fans are gonna throw around the asterisk is if the Lakers win it all. Lebron unfairly got to rest they will say. He was playing way too many minutes at that age and at some point it had to take a toll. They will say AD bcuz of the shutdown avoided the injuries that always plague him. Yall know damn well anti Lakers fans will bring this up.
I know in a perfect world that we all want completely healthy teams playing in the playoffs but that just is not a reality and so many past playoffs have been defined by who actually survives the battle royal.
I know yall gonna shit on this post but keep that same vibe when your favorite team is up 3-1 in a series and three of your starters get sick.