The Chinese Basketball Association has suffered yet another impasse in the wake of the novel coronavirus pandemic. In efforts to resume play, the league has postponed the potential return date until at least July, according to ESPN's Jonathan Givony. That could eventually translate to another measure of caution by the NBA.

The CBA had previously scheduled to resume play on April 15, calling back international players, including many Americans returning to China. The General Administration of Sports issued a ban on large-scale sporting events and other large gatherings on March 30 due to concerns of COVID-19 containment, which initially delayed a return.

The season has been on hold since Jan. 24, and its resumption is further complicated by the entry ban on all non-citizens from the Chinese Foreign Ministry. This would include residents and foreigners with previously issued visas.

Several players were unable to enter China, leaving many CBA rosters without some of their best players.

The CBA has mulled the possibility of canceling the season altogether but remains watchful as to how this pandemic will unfold.

The NBA has kept a keen eye as to how China has handled the coronavirus pandemic and how leagues around the world have planned to go about postponements and cancellations of their respective leagues. Given that China has managed to flatten the curve of contagion, the country is far ahead of where the United States is in terms of reducing infections.

If the CBA is still proceeding with this much caution, the NBA has a boulder-sized problem on its hands with the virus still actively spreading in several parts of North America.

The NBA has reportedly considered the option of canceling the season, but as of now, it's viewed as a worst-case scenario by all parties involved.