NBA Commissioner Adam Silver misses Recreation 6 of the finals after testing optimistic.

If Golden State wins the NBA championship on Thursday, the league’s commissioner, Adam Silver, is not going to be there handy over the trophy. Silver is lacking his second straight recreation due to the league’s coronavirus well being and security protocols.

Silver examined optimistic for the coronavirus earlier than Recreation 5 and has delicate signs, in line with an individual accustomed to the check consequence who was not licensed to publicly disclose the main points.

Golden State is going through the Boston Celtics within the NBA finals, and simply must win Recreation 6 in Boston on Thursday for the title. Silver, who has been the commissioner since 2014, would usually be anticipated to guide the championship trophy presentation. As a substitute, the ceremonial process will fall to the league’s deputy commissioner, Mark Tatum, if Golden State wins.

If Boston wins, Recreation 7 can be Sunday in San Francisco.

The league has loosened its virus protocols in current months, limiting testing and shortening isolation intervals for gamers who’ve examined optimistic, in accordance with steerage from the Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention. Gamers will not be required to be vaccinated.

Boston’s Al Horford missed the primary recreation of the Japanese Convention semifinals due to the league’s coronavirus well being and security protocols.