The NBA has reportedly discussed a number of scenarios should the coronavirus pandemic subside and the season resume. Chief among them is hosting a shortened regular season and playoffs without fans at a single quarantined location, most likely Las Vegas. According to the New York Post’s Marc Berman, the league prefers the regular season hit the 70-game mark that satisfies regional TV contracts, which means each team would have between three and seven games as a tune-up for the postseason.
Several players, including Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James and Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard, have also publicly expressed interest in a play-in tournament that would create some sense of fairness for the handful of Western Conference teams still in contention for the eighth seed.