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Haynes: ‘Substantial Faction’ of Players Favor Season to Start on Jan. 18

A “substantial faction” of players, including some stars, are pushing for the 2020-21 NBA season to start on Jan. 18 (Matin Luther King Jr. Day), according to Yahoo Sports’ Chris Haynes. The Yahoo insider also reports that NBA Free Agency would kick off on Dec. 1 under this proposal:

Yahoo Sources: Substantial faction of players and star players pushing for NBA season to start Jan. 18 — MLK Day — with a free-agency commencement of Dec. 1.

— Chris Haynes (@ChrisBHaynes) October 28, 2020

Recent word, prior to Haynes’ report on Wednesday, said that the league is targeting a Dec.