After finishing the 2019-20 season without spectators amid the pandemic, the NBA now hopes to have 25-to-50 percent capacity in arena suites for the upcoming 2020-21 campaign. Seating capacity is just one of several issues the NBA has yet to iron out for the upcoming season, which still does not have a firm starting date. Next season the NBA hopes to have arena suites at 25-to-50 percent capacityThe Athletic's Shams Charania reported Thursday that the NBA will rely on local health official guidelines to determine overall seating capacity, and masks and social distancing will be required until the pandemic subsides. The draft is November 18, free agency is expected to start shortly afterward and — if the season begins December 22 — training camp would likely start around Dec. 1. Many players around the league have been working out in recent weeks, with some gathering in Miami and Southern California for informal group sessions.

Source: Daily Mail November 05, 2020 22:01 UTC