Next best thing to fans in the stands

It would be a nice gesture and I’m sure very appreciated by the players. However, it wouldn’t make much difference as far as game outcome or anything. The players do feed off of crowd energy, and that’s why there’s home field advantage. I’m sure it would just be a different vibe altogether playing without fans. It would be like a band playing a show for fans, but no crowd. It might still be entertaining and serve a purpose, but not the same energy. Think how much musicians sweat in front of an audience. It’s just different. So to the idea, sure, anyone who would want to spend time welcoming players to the empty stadium, that’s very thoughtful, but don’t expect it to alter the games or anything.