Thunder's Chris Paul on NBA's Return: 'We're All Playing the Sit-and-Wait Game'

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Oklahoma City Thunder point guard and National Basketball Players Association president Chris Paul doesn't know when the NBA will return from its COVID-19 hiatus, but he's less concerned with that timeline than getting the pandemic under control.

"To tell the truth, I don't know," he said when asked if the NBA might cancel its season altogether, per Jabari Young of CNBC. "We're all playing the sit-and-wait game, and most of all, trying to get this virus contained. That's the top priority."

One major storyline of a canceled season—or even an abbreviated season with canceled games if the league ends its hiatus—is the financial implications for…