NBA Players Agree to Start Season on December 22nd

The NBA will continue its Christmas Day tradition this year. The Association has announced that the 2020-21 season will officially start on December 22, 2020. Of course, this is no surprise. 

The NBPA player rep vote has completed, approving a December 22 start/72-game regular season, source tells ESPN. Next up: NBA/NBPA finishes financial terms on amended CBA, which will take into next week. Expect trade moratorium to be lifted shortly prior to Nov. 18 Draft.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) November 6, 2020

The NBPA Representatives efficiently voted to approve a shortened, 72-game schedule. Now, there is more work to do as the the NBA/NBPA need to agree on free agency and training camp. All of this, on top of the fact that the draft is set to go November 18th.

Woj couldn't help but poke fun at the current state of American politics as well...

Source: All Votes Counted. https://t.co/wjuiPM16E8

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) November 6, 2020

Check out the NBPA's official statement below.

NBPA STATEMENT ON THE 2020-2021 NBA SEASON START DATE AND SCHEDULE

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— NBPA (@TheNBPA) November 6, 2020

Stay tuned, as there is much more to come on this story...

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