A PUSH to start the 2020-21 National Basketball Association (NBA) season by Christmas is gaining momentum, multiple outlets reported on Friday.
A start date was just one item on the agenda at Friday’s meeting of the league’s Board of Governors, along with discussions about fan attendance amid the pandemic and the possibility of playing fewer than 82 games, ESPN reported.
The Athletic reported Friday that the NBA is targeting a Dec. 22 start date and a 72-game regular season that would finish before the start of the 2021 Summer Olympics, which are set to begin on July 23 in Tokyo.
Last month, NBA commissioner Adam Silver said his “best guess” was that the season wouldn’t start until early 2021.
The NBA has made a vow that players would get at least an eight-week notice before the start of the season. Oct. 30 would be exactly eight weeks before Christmas Day. — Reuters
