Perth Wildcats star Nick Kay says time will tell if the Sydney Kings made the right decision to withdraw from the grand final series because of the coronavirus.
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The NBL announced on Tuesday that the remainder of the series between the Wildcats and Sydney had been cancelled after the Kings decided it was unsafe for their players to travel to Perth for game four on Friday night.
The Wildcats led the series 2-1. They would have had a chance to claim back-to-back championships, and their fourth championship in five seasons, at RAC Arena on Friday.
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Perth coach Trevor Gleeson said "without a question" the Wildcats should be named champions.
However, NBL commissioner Jeremy Loeliger said there were "arguments both ways" for Perth to be named champions or for there to be no champion.
Kay, a Tamworth native, said the NBL had a tough decision to make "because it's [this situation] never happened before".
"Everyone's got their own personal opinion," he said. "I would love to believe that we will be awarded the championship.
"But at the end of the day we don't have a say about it."
Kay was sensational in Perth's 111-96 defeat of the Kings in Sydney on Sunday, scoring 30 points and grabbing 12 rebounds, in what was a continuation of elevated form for the 2.06-centimetre forward.
"The way they [Perth] were going, they really opened the floor up for a few other guys including myself - chances to make shots," he said.
He added: "Myself and a lot of the guys were feeling really good, really confident, with the way we were playing and were ready to really push on and finish the season off the right way.
"It's a shame we didn't get the chance to do that.
"But [I was] definitely happy with the way I played towards the end of the season."
