When Does the NBA Comeback?
With the NBA regular season wrapping up on April 11, the question on everyone’s mind is when does the NBA come back?
The answer, according to NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, is that the league is targeting a return “sometime in late July.”
Introduction
The National Basketball Association (NBA) is one of the most popular professional sports leagues in the world. After a successful 2019-2020 season, fans are eagerly awaiting the start of the 2020-2021 season. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the start of the new season has been delayed. As of right now, it is unclear when the NBA will be able to resume play.
The NBA was one of the first professional sports leagues to be affected by the pandemic. In March 2020, the league was forced to suspend its season after several players tested positive for COVID-19. At first, it was hoped that the season would be able to resume in May or June. However, as the pandemic continued to spread, it became clear that this would not be possible.
In recent months, there have been some positive developments regarding the NBA’s plans for next season. In September 2020, the league announced that it would be allowing fans back into arenas starting with the 2020-2021 season. Additionally, they have released a detailed plan for how the season will be structured in order to minimize the risk of COVID-19 transmission. However, as of right now, no specific date has been set for when the new season will begin.
As we wait for more information about when the NBA will return, we can only hope that the new season will be able to start as soon as possible. In the meantime, we can continue to follow our favorite teams and players on social media and keep up with all the latest news about what’s happening in the world of basketball.
What Happened?
The NBA was supposed to come back on July 30th, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the season has been postponed. No one knows when the season will resume, but it is speculated that it will be sometime in the fall.
When Does the NBA Comeback?
The NBA is planning to restart its 2019-20 season on July 30th at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida.
All games will be played at Disney’s ESPN Wide World of Sports complex.
The “NBA Bubble” will house 22 teams: the 16 teams currently in playoff position, plus the six teams that are within six games of the eighth seed.
Each team will play eight regular-season games, after which the playoffs will begin. The Finals are scheduled to end no later than October 13th.
How Does This Impact Me?
The NBA has been on hiatus since March 11th when Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert tested positive for the coronavirus. In the wake of that news, the NBA made the decision to put the season on hold until further notice.
Now, more than two months later, the league is still in limbo. There have been several proposals for how to resume the season, but so far nothing has been finalized.
So what does this all mean for you, the basketball fan? Well, it depends on how eager you are to see live action again.
If you’re content with watching classic games and highlights on TV, then you’re in luck. Both ESPN and NBA TV have been airing old games to help tide fans over during the hiatus.
But if you’re counting down the days until you can once again see live NBA action, then you might be out of luck for a little while longer. The league is still working on a plan to resume play, but it’s not clear when that will happen.
In the meantime, stay safe and keep cheering on your favorite team from home.
Conclusion
The return of the NBA is still up in the air, but we could see some movement on that front soon. As of right now, the league is targeting a return date of July 31st. This date is far from set in stone, and it could very well change. However, it does seem like the league is trending in that direction.
