Sources: Expect the NBA back playing by mid/late June with 10 reg season games before POs

WTH, is this recent?

So no social distancing in OKC? Didn't even see 1 spectator with a mask.

 

The National Basketball Players Association held a call with its Board and Player Representatives on Friday afternoon, and approved the NBA’s 22-team format for the resumption of the 2019-20 season, according to sources.

The NBA is planning to restart its season on July 31 at the Walt Disney World resort just outside of Orlando.

Several other aspects of the NBA’s return were discussed, which The Athletic learned via sources:

– A plan to play 2-to-3 exhibition games before regular season
– 1,600 maximum people on campus
– Coronavirus testing every day; minimum seven days of quarantine for a player who tests positive
– Players and family must stay inside the bubble; families can enter after the first round
– If a player contracts the virus, the NBA says they plan to continue playing
– The NBPA told players 2020-21 season starting on Dec. 1 is “unlikely” and plans to negotiate the date.
– The NBPA informed players today that NBA/NBPA will conduct coronavirus testing every night, likely mouth swabs/light nasal swabs and not the full invasive nasal swab. Minimum seven days quarantine for a player if positive.
– There could be crowd noise via NBA 2K video game sounds, but the NBA and NBPA is still discussing creative opportunities
– Players are expected to return to full paychecks this summer, after taking a 25 percent reduction in May
– There is a proposed 35-person travel party limit
– There is an expected three-hour practice window for teams, with two courts and weight rooms in the convention center

The NBPA also informed players that they will not be blood tested while in Orlando to resume the season — such as for materials that fall in the anti-drug policy.

On Thursday, the NBA’s Board of Governors voted to approve the 22-team format. The NBA and NBPA will continue discussions on health and safety protocols and negotiations over the 2020-21 season in the weeks ahead.

 

Now we are getting started.

 

Best part is 2K crowd sounds should make the Rockets happy!

 

Yeah, this game happened yesterday. He was playing in a local league in OKC.

 

Soooo If we make the Finals and Harden gets COVID we're basically fricked. Gotttt ittt.

 

what if we make the finals and foster gets COVID? then silver's fricked

 

All you need to do to get rid of LeBron is raise his temperature. instant quarantine. Season over. This should not be hard to plan with so many deep intellects with nothing to do in Houston.

 

Did I said it’s only because of that. U surely need to get back to school and work on your reading and comprehension. See ya Karen

 

Who got Che?!?!?
Way to go James!
Get on Russ!

 

I think we all know that the NBA won’t hold any star player out during this.

 

This is going to mess up Harden's routine - play a game, hit the strip clubs, practice and do it all again.

 

Maybe they intend to keep a few strippers in the bubble too.

 

I didn’t say you did. I specifically highlighted a section and spoke on that portion. Take your own advice.

 

I have always dreamed about harden saying he is going to disney world in July. It is not as quite as sweet as I thought it would be.

 

Yes and how many times do I have to tell you that that point is not the only point I made. Ergo the comment that you need to go back and work on your reading and comprehension. Don’t just focus on one point. Or bring up more than one point for your argument.

 

nearly 2000 people dead in Florida due to one virus, and not one "That could've been me." video. Yet lets' send all our nba players down there. Yep. That makes a lot of sense.

 

per cdc, 3,091 died there in 2018 of influenza/pneumonia

https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/sosmap/flu_pneumonia_mortality/flu_pneumonia.htm