The NBA's returning in a big way ... league officials are expected to approve a plan for a 22-team July comeback in Orlando, according to multiple reports.
The expectation is the 16 teams currently in the playoff picture will be joined by 6 more in a July 31 return ... all in a bubble-like atmosphere at the Walt Disney World resort in Florida.
Of course, that would mean 8 teams will remain at home for the conclusion of the 2019-20 season.
Under the plan, according to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski, the Pelicans, Trailblazers, Suns, Kings and Spurs would join the top 8 seeds in the West in the return.