The National Basketball Players Association is heavily expected to approve the terms of the resumption of the 2019-20 NBA season. The NBPA gave plans the initial green light after the NBA sent its proposal to resume its season at Walt Disney World in Orlando, using the means of a “bubble” environment to protect the players and keep them safe from the coronavirus pandemic.
Recent concerns about the feasibility of the concept have arisen within the last few days, thanks in large part to the coronavirus pandemic and the surging Black Lives Matter movement, but ESPN's Brian Windhorst reports the NBPA could soon vote to give the final stamp of approval for the plans to return to the court and attempt to finish the season.
Transcript via Dan Feldman of NBC Sports' Pro Basketball Talk:
“This, from what everybody that I talked to, right now is too big to fail. The overwhelming majority of players are excited. They want to be there,” said Windhorst. “From what I understand, Hannah, it is going to happen.”
“They’re on the verge of coming to an agreement,” added Windhorst. “That could be announced in the next 48 hours, certainly before training camps re-open the middle of this week.
“We are headed towards at least a restart of training camp with agreement from the union very soon.”
While there might still be some nitpicking to do on the details, players might want to get the wheels moving for the season.
The NBA expects the season to resume on July 30 and has given the players until Wednesday to decide whether they will take part in the restart of 2019-20. Starting on Tuesday, the league will open up a one-week transaction window to allow for the signing of players, as well as transfers from 10-day and two-way contracts to rest-of-season deals for the restart.
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