With the NBA set to return July 31st, information has been coming out steadily on the way the league plans to handle this season. The handling of this season and all of it’s questions continue to compound into more issues that will have to be handled in the next league year. New information on the schedule next year came out from Tim Bontemps of ESPN.
While this has many implications for the league at-large next year, this brings up some questions the Pacers will have to answer as the next few months unfold. Condensing 82 games into a shorter time frame than usual, compounded with this season being played in such close proximity to the start of next season, and there is a significant worry about injuries and fatigue.