The NBA is expected to approve a plan to continue the season with 22 teams
Three-quarters of the 30 NBA teams must also ratify the proposal. That decision should be made on Thursday at 12:30 pm, ESPN reported.
The new plan would allow 13 Western Conference teams and nine Eastern Conference teams to play eight regular-season games before the playoffs begin – which ended last season in early June.
The top eight teams in both conferences will be part of the 22 teams playing. The remaining six teams will be those within six games of eighth place: New Orleans Pelicans, Portland Trailblazers, San Antonio Spurs, Sacramento Kings, Phoenix Suns and Washington Wizards, according to ESPN sources.
A restart would begin on July 31, ESPN reported. And if there is an NBA Game 7 final, it would be scheduled for Oct. 12.
When asked about the reports, the NBA had no comment.
Under this new plan, the teams should start training in Orlando by the end of July, ESPN reported. Players will be tested for coronavirus every day, and if someone tests positive, they will be removed and treated individually, ESPN reported.
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