After months of deliberation and discussions with all parties involved, the NBA Board of Governors and Players Association voted on a return-to-play scenario for the 2019-20 regular season. The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic forced a hiatus, but improvements in several areas allowed for a restart to feasibly happen.
The league intends to utilize the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex on the Walt Disney World grounds in Orlando, Fla., for arenas, practice facilities and lodging. Under the 22-team plan, each team invited to Disney World will play eight regular-season games for seeding purposes.
That potentially will be followed by a play-in tournament for the eight seed in both conferences if the ninth-place team is within four games of the final playoff spot.