The NBA and National Basketball Players Association are near an agreement to reduce the 10-day quarantine periods for COVID-positive players, sources told ESPN on Thursday.
The arrangement -- expected to soon be shared with teams -- could return some players to active play in as soon as six days based upon testing procedures, sources said.
It is immediately unclear how the looming protocol change might impact rosters for the league's high-profile Christmas Day slate of games on Saturday.
The NBA, which is following a similar NFL protocol change, has been following the guidance of both league and union infectious disease specialists.