While the path back to the court has been rocky, the NBA still is expected to be on target to finalize plans for the resumption of the season in the coming days.
But how many players will opt out of the Orlando bubble environment remains a question and a real problem for the league.
Already trying to make a halted, shortened season seem valid for the record books and entertaining for the fan base, NBA commissioner Adam Silver is facing the reality that the best-laid plans may not be good enough to convince all of the game’s stars to return to action.