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Tim BontempsESPN
The NBA and the National Basketball Players Association have agreed not to conduct randomized tests for marijuana in the 2020-21 season.
“Due to unusual circumstances associated with the epidemic, we have agreed with the NBPA to suspend random testing for marijuana for the 2020-21 season and focus our random testing program on performance-enhancing products and abuse drugs,” NBA spokesman Mike Bass said in a statement. Said.
The NBA adopted a similar policy during the league’s bubble at Walt Disney World Resort in Land Rlando, Florida this past summer, where 22 of the league’s 30 teams returned to play eight seeding games and a full playoff, which eventually crowned Los. Angeles Lakers as champions.
The training camp for teams around the league kicked off on Tuesday, however, with players being able to work only individually for the first few days due to coronavirus epidemics. Full-team practices are set to begin Sunday, and the first prison games will be held on December 11th.
The NBA regular season, which will be games૨ games – below the usual 3-game schedule – will begin on December 22. The full schedule will be unveiled on ESPN’s Jump on Friday afternoon.
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