In a conference call with 12 major sports commissioners and other other top sports executives, President Donald Trump revealed that he hopes to have fans back in the stands of sports games by August and September.
According to reporting by ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski and Adam Schefter, President Trump also said that he believes the NFL season should start on time, which would be in late-summer. California Governor Gavin Newsome immediately rebutted the President's claims, saying that he doesn't anticipate that being the case in his state. NBA commissioner Adam Silver told those on the call that since sports leagues were the first to commit to a shutdown, they would love to lead the way in restarting the economy after public health officials deem it safe to play again. It remains to be seen as to how public health experts feel about President Trump's statements, especially since the worst of the pandemic appears to be in the future. ESPN's Brian Windhorst reported on Friday, just one day ago, that the NBA was growing pessimistic about resuming the season at some point. We're all hopeful that sports will resume again soon, but the timing of that is far from certain right now.