Jim Litke
AP Sports Writer
What if they played a game and nobody came?
Pro sports leagues in places as far-flung as Italy and South Korea are about to find out. With government approval, both Serie A soccer and the Korean Basketball League are opting to broadcast regularly scheduled games played in empty stadiums and arenas rather than postponing or canceling them — and the list of events is expanding — in response to the growing coronavirus threat.
The length of the experiment hinges on the progress of the virus. But if it's a success, both in terms of public safety and the leagues' bottom lines, it's not hard to imagine the first made-for-television-only Summer Olympics, with normally bustling Tokyo less a backdrop than a sound stage.
"It could be a viable option, and depending