The 22-team model to crown a champion for the 2019-20 NBA season altered by the coronavirus pandemic tips off on July 30 with a pair of intriguing matchups, including one that features same-city rivals.
As noted by The Athletic's Shams Charania and others, the Utah Jazz face the New Orleans Pelicans in the resumption opener. The Los Angeles Lakers will play the Los Angeles Clippers in the nightcap.
July 31 will feature:
Charania added that no more than seven games will occur on any given day at the ESPN Wide World of Sports complex in Orlando:
NBA restart schedule notes:
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) June 26, 2020
- Maximum seven games per day, tip-offs between 12 p.m. and 9 p.m.
- Three total courts, two for national TV
Teams begin arriving at the Florida bubble site on July 7. Earlier Friday, NBA commissioner Adam Silver suggested that a coronavirus outbreak among on-campus personnel could cause the postponement or cancellation of a season that's already unlike any other in history.
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