The NBA’s suspension of games against the spread of the new coronavirus will last at least 30 days, Commissioner Adam Silver said March 12.
So the league will be inactive until April 9 or April 10, less than a week from the scheduled end of the regular season. That’s the point at which the Silver and the Board of Governors will try to determine when or if the 2019-20 season resumes.
“Even if we’re out for six weeks, we could still restart the season,” Silver said. “The Finals might take place in July, [even] late July.
“The notion of at least 30 days is just to try to give people some guidance. This literally changes hour by hour, as far as what we know.”
Silver said it’s possible the NBA could cancel the rest of the season and the playoffs.
“Of course it’s possible,” Silver said. “I just don’t know more at this point.”