Bullets Forever · Oct 28, 2020
How will a December NBA start date affect the Wizards next season?
Photo by Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty ImagesThe NBA Board of Governors met recently and discussed starting the upcoming 2020-21 regular season as early as Dec. 22. This is surprising since the date comes just over two months after the Lakers and Heat played the last game of 2019-20.
A final decision is expected later this week. The December start would allow the league to have its annual Christmas Day showcase of games that has become a tradition in much the same way that the NFL has games on Thanksgiving.