NEW YORK — Basketball is coming back for the holidays.
The NBA Players Association voted to approve the league's proposal for a Dec. 22 start to the 2020-21 regular season. The upcoming season will be 72 games, starting three days prior to Christmas, with free agency projected to begin after the Nov. 18 NBA draft.
"Additional details remain to be negotiated," the union said in a statement, "and the NBPA is confident that the parties will reach agreement on these remaining issues relevant to the upcoming season."
But it's not the safest return to play, in the middle of a global pandemic and so soon after the conclusion of the 2019-20 season, which crowned the Los Angeles Lakers NBA champions. Even though everyone wins from basketball's return, some win more than others. And a small pocket loses.
