Forget an asterisk, an NBA championship this season would have even more meaning.

Forget an asterisk, an NBA championship won this season would carry extra significance. And the return of the league is something to celebrate, not taint. 

Isn’t one of the things we love about sports overcoming adversity? I’d say winning a title this year would certainly qualify there. 

Players have been off for months. Ramping back up is a challenge in and of itself. As is playing in an environment unlike what we’ve seen before. Hi Mickey. There won’t be any crowd to feed off, just the best athletes in the world out on the court to compete. Not to mention, we don’t even know what the format will be, which could be yet another obstacle to overcome, rather than normalcy. 

And then there’s what it will mean. Many of us have spent quarantine arguing about the NBA even while it