The WNBA announced its plans to start the 2020 season at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla., with a 22-game regular season and then a traditional playoff format.
Players and staff will head to Florida in July for training camp. Games are expected to tip off in late July without any fans in attendance.
The league continues working with medical specialists, government officials and public health experts to limit any possible spread of the coronavirus.
“We are finalizing a season start plan to build on the tremendous momentum generated in the league during the offseason and have used the guiding principles of health and safety of players and essential staff to establish necessary and extensive protocols,” WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert said in a release.