On Sunday, the Centers for Disease Control announced its recommendation that for the next eight weeks, any in-person events consisting of 50 or more people should be canceled or postponed.
Examples of mass gatherings provided by the CDC include conferences, festivals, parades, concerts, sporting events, weddings, and other types of assemblies.
Following a week in which nearly the entire sports calendar was canceled, the CDC's recommendation provides a slightly clearer picture of when games might possibly resume.
ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski reports that NBA owners and executives have discussed a possible best-case scenario is for teams to return to play by mid-to-late June, likely with no fans at games.