Last week, the NBA laid out a plan for the 2020-21 season to begin around December 21 with 72 regular season games, a play-in tournament, and the playoffs ending before the Tokyo Olympics in July to allow players and coaches the opportunity to participate, as well as avoid having to share TV ratings. At the time, it was reported that the National Basketball Players Association was receptive to the idea, but both sides are reported still far apart.
According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the league has pushed back the date that will allow them to terminate the collective bargaining agreement in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic back to next Friday (Nov.