NBA Virus Integrity Grade = A

NBA Virus Integrity Grade = A   

 The NBA has a strong reputation for ethical leadership, and their handling of the crisis has been, not surprisingly, exemplary.  They had to make the first hard choice to suspend down the season when Rudy Gobert tested positive, and Adam Silver did it decisively with player health foremost in mind -- as a visible first mover, the NBA set the national tone about the seriousness of the pandemic and gave others the courage to make similar hard, but right choices.  The league and its players have played a highly visible role in donating money to health and relief efforts, to supporting arena workers who lost money as a result of the shutdown, and speaking out generally about the importance of social distancing.