Eight regular-season games will decide playoff seedings2019-20 champion will be decided no later than 12 OctoberThe
NBA is set to become the first major North
American sports league to make a return to action, with play scheduled to resume on 31 July, according to multiple reports.
The NBA season was stopped due to the Covid-19 pandemic in March but the league’s board of governors have approved a plan that will see the 22 teams still in playoff contention travel to
Disney World in Orlando to play eight regular-season games. The 16 teams that would qualify for the postseason if it started today will compete along with the New Orleans Pelicans, Portland Trail Blazers, Phoenix Suns, Sacramento Kings and San Antonio Spurs from the Western Conference and the Washington Wizards from the Eastern Conference.