The COVID-19 outbreak within the NBA has put the entire season at risk. The NHL has already placed its season on hold until after Christmas and right now, NBA commissioner Adam Silver and the league could also follow suit.

The good news is that right now, Silver is adamant that the show will go on for the NBA. He's already announced previously that the league has no plans of putting the season on hold. For now, at least.

On Tuesday, ESPN reported that Silver and the NBA already have a contingency plan in place for its highly anticipated Christmas Day slate. The Los Angeles Lakers and the Golden State Warriors are a couple of teams that are scheduled to take the court on December 25 and for his part, Silver is already taking the necessary measures to ensure that everything will go on according to plan. Or at least relatively:

The 10 NBA teams with games scheduled on Christmas were told by the league Tuesday that shifting some game times is a possibility for the planned five-game slate if virus-related issues force changes to the lineup.

The league told the teams the priority is filling the ABC windows for Saturday's games, which means the slots at 2:30 p.m., 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. Eastern.

Silver and the NBA are working under the assumption that all five games will go on as scheduled. However, should there be an unforeseen postponement, the other games scheduled could shift game times. That is, a game that is scheduled later in the day could be required to tip-off at an earlier time and vice versa.

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The first three games slated on Christmas Day are Boston Celtics vs. Milwaukee Bucks, Warriors vs. Phoenix Suns, and Brooklyn Nets vs. Lakers. The other two games are Atlanta Hawks vs. New York Knicks (noon) and Dallas Mavericks vs. Utah Jazz (10:30 p.m. Eastern). The league's priority is to fill the three previously mentioned time slots above, with the noon and the 10:30 p.m. games considered as “second priorities.”

Things are a bit complicated, but the most important thing is that we should all still be treated to some quality basketball on Christmas Day.