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NBA, players' union still negotiating to start 2020-21 season by Christmas Day, but time is running out

NBA commissioner Adam Silver speaks at a news conference on Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2019, in Saitama, near Tokyo. Credit: AP/Jae C. Hong

The NBA and the National Basketball Players Association continue negotiations on a new Collective Bargaining Agreement, pushing to get a deal in place that will satisfy both sides on a way to start the 2020-21 season.

According to a report by ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski NBA commissioner Adam Silver held a call with team general managers Monday and stressed that with no timeline in place yet for a start to the season there is an increasingly smaller window to get back for the Dec.