Gordon Hayward admitted that the idea of playing inside of empty stadiums will be pretty awkward for the players in a possible NBA season return.
“Whatever scenario they come up with will probably be something none of us players have dealt with before,” said Hayward on a conference call with reporters Friday via NBCSBoston. “Whether it’s with everyone in Vegas or another location, maybe playing with no fans. Playing with no fans would be pretty wild, almost like a scrimmage at training camp. You have to bring all your own energy and homecourt advantage is pretty much thrown out the window at that point in time.”
Furthermore, the Boston Celtics forward claimed that it is hard to envision shortened playoff series and how this will affect the teams.
“And then also thinking about playing a shortened playoff, where that’s the case too, where it’s best of 5s, or less teams. I don’t know. I don’t think anybody really knows. There’s been a lot of speculation and it’s hard to envision. But I know whatever it is, it will be completely different and really interesting to see how it all plays out.”
