The NBA's board of governors is expected on Thursday to approve the league's plan for a 22-team return-to-play in order to conclude the 2019-20 season, according to insiders
The National Basketball Association's Board of Governors is expected on Thursday to approve the league's plan for a 22-team return-to-play in order to conclude the 2019-20 season, according to NBA insiders.
The league previously confirmed it was in the midst of talks with the Walt Disney Co. for a plan to conclude the season at its sprawling Orlando park, but no specifics were released at the time. its season in early March due to the novel coronavirus pandemic. At that point, the Los Angeles Lakers were atop the Western Conference and the Milwaukee Bucks were atop the Eastern Conference.
Now, it appears the season will pickup July 31, games being held at Walt Disney World's ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando. The top 22 teams when the season was suspended will play eight regular season games for seeding purposes for the playoffs, ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski reports. "So, the NBA's inviting 22 teams to Orlando: 13 Western Conference, nine Eastern Conference. Eight-regular season games per team. Play-in for the 8th seeds. July 31-October 12. Vote tomorrow to ratify. The NBA's back," WojnarowskiBefore the pause button was pushed on the season, it was determined games would be played without fans present for health and safety reasons. It is assumed that will still be the case when the season resumes.
Not long after the announcement, Disney CEO Bob Chapek told CNBC he was confident a plan between the company and the NBA to finish the season would be successful.
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