Chinese Basketball Association Postpones Return Until July

The Chinese Basketball Association decided to postpone its return to action until at least July due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to ESPN's Jonathan Givony.

The CBA shut down in the middle of its scheduled Lunar New Year break. It was scheduled to resume April 15, but China's Administration of Sports issued a ban on large-scale sporting gatherings. The CBA's return would have to be cleared by the government.

ESPN reports that can not happen until mid-May but the option to cancel the remainder of the season is still on the table.

There are more than a dozen American players who returned to China and underwent a mandatory 14-day quarantine period. Some teams will try to extend contracts…