The NBA’s Board of Governors met today and continued to work on preparing for an extended suspension of league activities due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, but held out hope to finish the season this summer, reports ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.
The board heard from former U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, who painted a potentially stark picture of the virus’ potential overall effects, but also left governors hopeful of a potential resumption of league activities by July.
With the U.S. Centers for Disease Control recently advising the public to postpone or cancel all events of 50 or more people well into the month of May, the question of how that might impact the NBA’s plans to re-start the NBA season or at least postseason loomed even larger than at the start of the initial 30-day estimation.
It’s still unclear just how long the league — and for that matter, our daily lives — will be disrupted, but the fact the Wojnarowski reports the NBA has raised its credit levels from $650 million to $1.2 billion suggests the league is committed to re-starting the season if at all possible.
It also suggests the NBA is preparing for a future where circumstances prove it is not feasible to resume within the hoped for timetable.
