NBA Approves Plan To Restart Season

The NBA has finalized a plan to resume play, close to three months after it suspended its season.

The league presented the plan to their board of governors on Thursday, which was approved by a 29-1 vote. The loan team to vote against the proposal was the Portland Trail Blazers, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic.

“The Board’s approval of the restart format is a necessary step toward resuming the NBA season,” said NBA Commissioner Adam Silver. “While the COVID-19 pandemic presents formidable challenges, we are hopeful of finishing the season in a safe and responsible manner based on strict protocols now being finalized with public health officials and medical experts. We also recognize that as we prepare to resume play, our society is reeling from recent tragedies of racial violence and injustice, and we will continue to work closely with our teams and players to use our collective resources and influence to address these issues in very real and concrete ways.”

In the plan, 22 teams, including 13 from the Western Conference and nine from the Eastern Conference, would resume play on July 31. To qualify, a team needs to be no more than six games out of a playoff spot.

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