Amidst the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the NBA has been forced to tweak its annual schedule in the weeks and months after the 2019-20 season restarts at the end of July.
The season’s restart is good news for the league, the teams invited to play at the bubble location at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida, and NBA fans, as games have been put on hold since March 11.
With on-court action pushed back well beyond the usual timeline, the domino effect involves the annual NBA Lottery, Draft and free agency.
Barring any unforeseen changes, the 2020 NBA Playoffs are slated to end no later than Oct.