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The NBA plans to pay players their next checks on April 1, but haven't committed yet to next payments due on April 15, per Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN.
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:
The NBA informed teams that league will provide "additional guidance" on the April 15 payment date, per memo today. Force Majeure language in CBA allows for a percentage of contracts to be withheld in extreme circumstances. It isn't a surprise NBA would wait on April 15 date. https://t.co/eTmCNL0UH5
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) March 21, 2020
In an interview with Mark Medina of USA TODAY Sports, NBPA executive director Michele Roberts talked about the “troubling” parts in the CBA for NBA players as the league tries to save the season and playoffs:
“If you look at our CBA, there is some troubling language if you are a player,” Roberts said. “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.”
NBA owners want to finish the 2019-20 season no matter how late into the summer we get since the postseason is where a lot of the NBA's revenue comes from.
The 2020 NBA Finals could take place in July or August and then the 2020-21 season could start up in December.
The 2011-12 season started on Christmas following the lockout.
The known players with the coronavirus in the NBA are Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert, Jazz shooting guard Donovan Mitchell, Detroit Pistons big man Christian Wood, Brooklyn Nets small forward Kevin Durant and Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart.
