Here's the list of sports commissioners Donald Trump will speak with today
Shortly after Adam Schefter tweeted out that President Donald Trump will speak with commissioners from professional sports on Saturday morning, the ESPN reporter included the names of the individuals who will be on the phone call.
Saturday morning, Schefter tweeted out that Trump will speak with all major-league sports commissioners at noon. There was no mention of what would be discussed during the phone call, though it’s fair to assume that a potential target date to restart sports will be a topic of conversation.
Here’s the list of names who will be speaking with Trump today:
- Adam Silver, NBA
- Cathy Engelbert, WNBA
- Rob Manfred, MLB
- Roger Goodell, NFL
- Gary Bettman, NHL
- Jay Monahan, PGA Tour
- Dana White, UFC
- Vince McMahon, WWE
- John Middlebrook/Jim France, NASCAR
- Don Garber, MLS
Schefter also reported that the NCAA will not have a representative on the call with the president.
Not long after the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak in the United State, sports have taken a backseat to the rest of the issues the country is facing. The NCAA canceled its men’s and women’s March Madness tournaments and the spring sports seasons, while leagues like the NBA, MLB, PGA Tour and others associations have postponed all events for the time being.
While many states are issuing a shelter-in-place order for various time periods — some are weeks, while others are months — it still seems like it could be awhile before any sporting events return in the country. But there could potentially be alternate options to kick-starting events.
Two primary ideas have been playing games without fans, having leagues play games in a centralized location with minimal travel. Neither seems likely, but perhaps it’ll be another conversation among the president and those league commissioners later today.
Scheduled participants on call with Trump:
NBA – Adam Silver
WNBA – Cathy Engelbert
MLB – Rob Manfred
NFL – Roger Goodell
NHL – Gary Bettman
PGA Tour – Jay Monahan
UFC – Dana White
WWE – Vince McMahon
NASCAR – John Middlebrook or Jim France.
MLS – Don Garber.Notice: No NCAA. https://t.co/ZqKhN6sdGO
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) April 4, 2020