NBA Commissioner Adam Silver is introduced during a preseason game between the Rockets and the Raptors in Saitama, near Tokyo, on Oct. 8, 2019. Credit: AP/Jae C. Hong
As state and local governments have begun announcing modifications of stay-at-home orders, the NBA informed teams in a memo Monday of modifications to the rules on the use of team practice facilities. Modifications instruct what is allowed, though not much is permitted before May 8.
Even though some states already have opened up restrictions on non-essential businesses or have announced intentions to do so this week, the league told teams that it is targeting its date as no earlier than May 8.