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LeBron James Pushes Back On Report Of Executives, Agents Wanting To Cancel 2019-20 NBA Season

With the 2019-20 NBA season hiatus approaching two months, the reality is the coronavirus (COVID-19) will dictate what happens moving forward.

As commissioner Adam Silver and company navigate uncharted waters, there are numerous contingency plans in hopes of resuming the season soon.

As it currently stands, the best path appears to be playing in a centralized location like Disney World with rapid testing available for everyone involved.

However, some executives and agents reportedly are pushing for the league to cancel the current season now, according to Jabari Young of CNBC:

Team executives are starting to feel the pressure, frustrated with the lack of information from the league and pushing for an outright cancellation of the season so everyone can focus on safely resuming play next season.