NEW YORK, United States – The NBA is looking at starting a 72-game 2020-21 season in December and finishing in time for players …
NEW YORK, United States – The NBA is looking at starting a 72-game 2020-21 season in December and finishing in time for players to compete at the Tokyo Olympics according to multiple reports Friday. The Athletic and ESPN, citing unnamed sources, said the league told team owners in a Friday conference call about the plans, which would require approval by the players union by the end of October. After the playoffs ended on October 11 due to a Covid-19 shutdown last March and a July restart, the league would have only a 72-day break before a December 22 restart, three days before the NBA’s usual plethora of Christmas Day game offerings, The Athletic reported. The move would allow greater income and more games compared to a January restart and allow the league to crown a champion and leave a window for NBA talent to play for homelands in the Tokyo Olympics, where the US team would seek a fourth consecutive gold medal.
