College Basketball Games With No Fans? It's Happened Before

As the coronavirus continues to spread, more and more sporting events are being canceled or postponed. There is now a possibility that NCAA Tournament games could be played without fans. But it turns out, this has happened before. The Athletic's Dana O'Neil joins us to discuss a 1989 measles outbreak that caused conference tourney games to be played in empty arenas, what that was like for players, and how TV broadcasters found a way to have some fun in a tough situation (hint: cardboard cutouts were involved).

Read Dana O'Neil's story about the 1989 Siena Saints:

https://theathletic.com/1658080/2020/03/06/a-disease-forcing-tourney-games-to-be-played-in-empty-arenas-its-happened/?source=theleadpodcast

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