NBPA executive director Michele Roberts admits there are “troubling” parts in the CBA for NBA players as the league tries to save the season and playoffs.

The NBA’s collective bargaining agreement allows the league to reduce player salaries by 1/92.6th for each game missed because of, among other things, epidemics:

“If you look at our CBA, there is some troubling language if you are a player,” Roberts told Mark Medina of USA TODAY Sports.

“I’m a lawyer by training and the concept of a ‘force majeure’ is common in any contract. … No matter what differences we may have in the league in the past or going forward, we’re actively on the same page about trying to save our season and trying to save our playoffs.”

Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium reported last weekend that the NBA sent a memo to player agents stating that they fully expect players will continue to receive salary on their designated paydays during the suspended NBA season.

It's clear when you talk to anyone in the league that NBA owners want to finish the season no matter how late into the summer we get. The 2020 NBA Finals could take place in July or August, and then the 2020-21 season could start up in December.

The NBA was suspended last week after Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert tested positive for the coronavirus. Jazz star shooting guard Donovan Mitchell, Detroit Pistons big man Christian Wood and Brooklyn Nets superstar Kevin Durant are the other NBA players who have the coronavirus that we know of. Three others Nets players have it along with Durant.

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