Earlier today, the NBA and the Players Association formally agreed on the plan for the league to restart in July in Orlando. After previously approving the format for the rest of the season and agreeing to negotiate the remaining details of the set-up, this announcement from the league office means that basketball is officially underway in just over a month:
The National Basketball Association and the National Basketball Players Association announced today that they have finalized a comprehensive plan for a July 30 restart to the 2019-20 season, which includes stringent health and safety protocols, a single-site campus at the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida and the goal of taking collective action to combat systemic racism and promote social justice.