NBA to Reportedly Restart
Season With 22-Team Format Sources tell ESPN that 13 teams will
come from the Western Conference and
the rest will represent the East. Shams Charania, reporter for The Athletic, says there will
be 16 teams that would have made the playoffs
when the league shut down on March 11. The rest will consist of five teams
from the West who were within
four games of the No. 8 seed. In the Eastern Conference, only the
Washington Wizards qualify to
continue within the new format. After the season ends, should a ninth-seeded team
be within four games of the final playoff spot, a possible play-in tournament for
the eighth seed may be held. The NBA’s board of governors
is expected to approve
the plan this week. Other details include eight
regular-season games being played
at the Walt Disney World Resort. @wojespn, via Twitter @VinceGoodwill, via Twitter Sources add that teams will begin training
in their respective areas next month and
then head to Orlando later in July. Reports say the NBA will hold
daily testing at Disney, and
players and coaches will follow safety protocols. Any team member who
tests positive will
be treated individually.
NBA to Reportedly Restart Season With 22-Team Format
NBA to Reportedly Restart
Season With 22-Team Format Sources tell ESPN that 13 teams will
come from the Western Conference and
the rest will represent the East. Shams Charania, reporter for The Athletic, says there will
be 16 teams that would have made the playoffs
when the league shut down on March 11. The rest will consist of five teams
from the West who were within
four games of the No. 8 seed. In the Eastern Conference, only the
Washington Wizards qualify to
continue within the new format. After the season ends, should a ninth-seeded team
be within four games of the final playoff spot, a possible play-in tournament for
the eighth seed may be held. The NBA’s board of governors
is expected to approve
the plan this week. Other details include eight
regular-season games being played
at the Walt Disney World Resort. @wojespn, via Twitter @VinceGoodwill, via Twitter Sources add that teams will begin training
in their respective areas next month and
then head to Orlando later in July. Reports say the NBA will hold
daily testing at Disney, and
players and coaches will follow safety protocols. Any team member who
tests positive will
be treated individually.