The ghost tournament: Why we shouldn’t fear March Madness without fans

Editor’s note: As we (TexAgs) prepared this piece for publication, the NCAA announced that “upcoming championship events, including the Division I men’s and women’s basketball tournaments,” will be closed to the public except for essential staff and limited family attendance. This piece was written prior to that news, but the perspective is more relevant than ever.

On Sunday, Juventus played Inter Milan in the Italian Serie A.