The NBA halted the current campaign on March 12 after Utah’s Rudy Gobert tested positive for coronavirus.
DOHA: The National Basketball Association (NBA) team presidents met on Thursday and believed that there are still ways to resume the season.
The NBA halted the current campaign on March 12 after Utah’s Rudy Gobert tested positive for the coronavirus.
Dallas owner Mark Cuban also expressed optimism that the league will find a way out of the coronavirus-caused shutdown.
“Every intention is to return to play and try to create the best environment we can for the league and for the fans,” San Antonio Spurs CEO R.C. Buford said after participating in the call with top team officials. “And we’re all on board for that.”
Meanwhile, Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James said he’s ready for the NBA to return, refuting a report some agents and team executives want the league to scrap the 2019-20 season.
CNBC reported that unnamed player agents and club executives say team owners worry about liability issues due to health concerns and a lack of revenue from playing in an empty arena for a television audience.
James, a four-time NBA Most Valuable Player and three-time NBA champion, disputed the report, saying he and his Laker teammates are prepared to finish the season when officials deem conditions are safe to do so.
“Saw some reports about execs and agents wanting to cancel season??? That’s absolutely not true,” James tweeted.
