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Report: NBA to Issue Guidelines for Formal Ramp-Up to Resume Season

The NBA league office will issue guidelines to teams around June 1 for a "formal ramp-up for the season’s resumption," according to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski and Zach Lowe.

Teams are expected to be able to recall players back to their respective home markets on June 1, per Wojnarowski and Lowe. Workouts with in-market players will also likely be expanded on June 1.

The NBA's guidelines are the latest step for the league as it continues to build momentum toward resuming the 2019-20 season following its suspension due to the coronavirus pandemic. The league is currently considering a plan to have "players fully training in mid-June and playing by mid-July," per The Athletic's Shams Charania and Sam Amick.