Basketball Play ball: NBA, NBPA to vote on start of next NBA season Friday by Jason Cordner November 5, 2020 The NBA and its players are at a crossroads on when to begin the next NBA season. It appears a solution in terms of a vote is in sight. Shams Charania of The Athletic reported Tuesday that the NBA and NBPA are deciding between two possibilities for next season. Sources: The NBPA will vote as soon as Thursday on the NBA’s 72-game, Dec. 22 proposal — growing belief around players is that Christmas week start is inevitable. Details on @TheAthleticNBA: https://t.co/NdQw0PVi7r — Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) November 3, 2020 The first possibility is to start on Dec. 22, play 72 games, finish the regular season in mid-May, and finish the NBA Finals around July 22. The second possibility is to start on Jan. 18, play 60 games, finish the regular season in June, and finish the Finals around Aug. 21. Charania adds that a vote is planned for Thursday night or Friday morning. A December start would generate significantly more revenue for the league, especially in the Christmas week, but would afford players less rest. The league would prefer the new season to begin as soon as possible because of the lost revenue they would be looking at for lost time. Usually, a new season would begin in late October, but with last season literally ending in October, that was impossible. After the vote, we will have a better understanding of when we will see NBA action again. Post Views: 530 The following two tabs change content below.BioLatest Posts Jason Cordner Latest posts by Jason Cordner (see all) Lebron James Leaves Coca-Cola To Sign With Pepsi - March 22, 2021 WNBA Rolling Out Red Carpet For Upcoming 25th Anniversary Season - March 16, 2021 Nike Partners with National Urban League to Promote Employment and Home Ownership for the Black Community - March 15, 2021 Rob Gronkowski Gets In On NFT Collection Movement, Becomes First Athlete To Do So - March 10, 2021 Related TopicsBasketballNBAnba players associationNBA SeasonNBPA Newsletter Subscription Can't Miss Posts! Women in Sports: NHL Network Host, Jackie Redmond by Nicholas Durst | posted on March 4, 2019 From Paramus High School to CBS Sports, Spero Dedes is making waves in sports broadcasting by Sunil Sunder Raj | posted on October 27, 2020 Lochte, Dressel and Ledecky all Chasing Gold at 2021 Tokyo Olympics by Anthony Paradiso | posted on April 18, 2021 You Know I’m Right, Episode 109: The Athletic’s Marc Carig (Audio/Video) by Nicholas Durst | posted on April 19, 2021 Whoop Rewards Employees With $100 Each Month To Sleep by Inesh Chari | posted on March 22, 2021 More in Basketball You Know I’m Right, Episode 111: New York Giants’ Insider John Schmeelk (Audio/Video) On the 111th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... You Know I’m Right, Episode 107: New York Post’s Columnist Mike Vaccaro (Audio/Video) On the 107th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... You Know I’m Right, Episode 97: SNY’s Michelle Margaux (Audio/Video) On the 97th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined SNY’s... WNBA Rolling Out Red Carpet For Upcoming 25th Anniversary Season The WNBA’s 25th season also marks the debut of the WNBA Commissioner’s Cup. Golden State Warriors show love to Oakland with new City Edition uniforms You Know I’m Right, Episode 50: Steve Cohen’s Huge Impact, NFL Media Rights (Audio)