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- The decision to extend the NBA season will be made in June
- The match would take place without spectators and it is unclear when they will be able to visit the arenas next season.
- The extension of the season would take place in one or two cities: Las Vegas and / or Orlando Disneyland Park
- Before the season resumes: a training camp of at least three weeks
- To extend and complete the season, the NBA should insure about $ 15,000. coronavirus testing
- The 2020-2021 season is scheduled to start in December
National Basketball Association (NBA) Commissioner Adam Silver interacted with league players on Friday and answered questions that concerned them.
ESPN reporter Adrian Wojnarowski reports that in an hour-long conversation, Silver confirmed that the extension of the NBA season would take place without spectators in the stands, adding that it is unclear when fans will be able to visit the stadiums again. the next season.
Silver also revealed that the league’s revenue from games in arenas with spectators is 40 percent. of all NBA season earnings and these losses should cause the club’s salary cap to decrease in the future.
According to ESPN sources, Silver has told players that the decision to extend the NBA season will be made in June and, if renewed, will take place in one or two cities: Las Vegas and / or Orlando Disneyland Park. .
Players must have at least three weeks of training camp before the season resumes.
Silver hopes to extend the season with the traditional playoffs (of 7 possible games), emphasizing that they will be able to play faster since the teams will not have to fly. It is true that the idea of a shortened tournament is not ruled out.
At the time, sources at The Ringer say the competition will return to the playoffs, reducing the amount of coronavirus testing required and the time to extend the season.
Silveris, interacting with the players, assured that the NBA would provide the required amount of COVID-19 tests, which, according to ESPN sources, would reach around 15,000 to renew and end the season.
If the basketball of an NBA club passes a positive coronavirus test, the player will be isolated and tested after contact.
“Without the vaccine, there is still a risk of infection and we will all have to fight together.” The key question is how much risk are we willing to take, ”the league commissioner told the players.
According to The Athletic, the NBA estimates that it will take approximately another year to develop the vaccine.
Silver has also told basketball players that the start of the 2020-2021 season is likely to be postponed until December, whether the season is extended or not, to avoid a possible second wave of the coronavirus.
More than 27,000 cases of COVID-19 were reported in the United States on the last day, and the number of deaths in the country has already exceeded 78,000.
The NBA was suspended on March 11 due to a coronavirus pandemic.
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