With only three days between now and the self-imposed deadline for the NBA and NBPA to come to an agreement for modifications on the collective bargaining agreement, with momentum within the league coalescing around trying to start the season in late December, there have been a lot of opinions floating around with regards to what the players will do in response to the league’s new plan.
Among the most notable opinions, Lakers guard Danny Green offered that he believes veterans and stars, such as LeBron James, will elect not to play early in the season if the NBA moves forward with the proposed start before Christmas.
Lakers guard Danny Green on the proposed Dec. 22 start to next season:
"If we start in December, I think most guys [are like] 'I'm not going to be there… to have that quick of a restart, I wouldn't expect [LeBron] to be there for the 1st month of the season." pic.twitter.com/NYqNxzNEmZ
— Logan Murdock (@loganmmurdock) October 26, 2020
While Green knows LeBron and has perhaps even heard some rumblings to this point, there is still nearly two months until this proposed start. Also, with the realization finally hitting the league that fans won’t be in arenas anytime soon, it might be soon hit LeBron and the players that the next best thing will be getting back to a usual schedule and getting their summers back.
