USA Basketball is hoping that the rescheduled Tokyo Olympics will be held around the same time next year as they would have been this year.
Otherwise, an already-complicated situation could get even tougher for coaches and players.
USA Basketball managing director Jerry Colangelo said Tuesday that he has “hit the pause button” on planning for the next Olympics. Colangelo noted that there’s nothing now to do besides waiting to see exactly when the games in Tokyo will be held in 2021 — and if the new schedule will conflict with the NBA schedule.
“It’s pretty simple, isn’t it?