Name: NBA considering March as option for start to 2020-21 season
Brand: si.com
SKU: si-com-289
Availability: OnlineOnly

critic

NBA considering March as option for start to 2020-21 season

preview

September 13, 2022The NBA is weighing a March-to-October schedule for the 2020-21 season if a solution to controlling the coronavirus seems close, as relayed by .This season is scheduled to end no later than Oct. 13. Next season could start as soon as early December, or MLK Day in mid-January, or even as late as March. (The current plan is for Dec. 1.)Either way, an internal document obtained by the offered four 2020-21 scheduling scenarios in all. That included one scenario in which the NBA "would push the start of next season back to March if there is a path to a coronavirus vaccine or therapeutic treatment," that would allow teams to have fans in home arenas,&nbsp;.There could also be multiple "pods" hosting games -- or several bubble locations. Right now, the league's focus is on finishing this season.And the target date for next season remains Dec. 1, as noted by .Teams have begun to model options "that include a few thousand fans to buildings filled closer to capacity" for next season, .In the event the league doesn't feel that fans can safely return to arenas, , it may consider having them play games at their practice facilities or at neutral sites in 2020-21."NBA teams could move operations to other league cities -- or more likely, non-NBA markets -- that could allow for paying customers," .But contingency plans are in place as coronvirus fears continue to dominate the news cycle.Loading…See MoreCLOSECLOSECLOSECLOSE

September 13, 2022The NBA is weighing a March-to-October schedule for the 2020-21 season if a solution to controlling the coronavirus seems close, as relayed by .This season is scheduled to end no later than Oct. 13. Next season could start as soon as early December, or MLK Day in mid-January, or even as late as March. (The current plan is for Dec. 1.)Either way, an internal document obtained by the offered four 2020-21 scheduling scenarios in all. That included one scenario in which the NBA "would push the start of next season back to March if there is a path to a coronavirus vaccine or...

public

Sam Amico

Sports Illustrated, SI.com provides sports news, expert analysis, highlights, stats and scores for the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, college football, soccer, and more.

si.com

Credible

Speculation

Anecdotal Evidence

Generalization

Stacking the Deck

Appeal to Authority

Straw Man

Slippery Slope

Emotional Appeal

Red Herring

False Dilemma

Illogical

Moral Equivalency

Ad Hominem

Correlation w/o Causation

Semantics

Begging the Question

Faulty Analogy

Non Sequitur

Bandwagon

Dogmatism

Failing Occam's Razor

Biased

Pure Opinion

Hit Piece

Racial Bias

National Bias

Religious Bias

Financial Incentive

Political Agenda

Gender Bias

Misused Image/Video

Study Misinterpreted

Mistake

Misused Term

Science Misrepresented

Factual Error

Satire

Surface Level

Lack of Reliable Sources

Sensational

Not Credible

Investigative

Balanced

Well Sourced

Great Context

sports

entertainment

U.S.

international

business

technology

science

culture

politics

media

health

NBA considering March as option for start to 2020-21 season

No article scores yet.

CRITIC REVIEWS

PUBLIC REVIEWS