The NBA announced there will be a postseason play-in tournament involving the 7-10 seeds in each conference at the end of every season. Full details.
The league also set the following dates for the 2020-21 season:
- Dec. 11-19: Preseason
- Dec. 22-March 4: First half of regular season
- March 5-10: NBA All-Star break
- March 11 – May 16: Second half of regular season
- May 18-21, 2021: Play-In Tournament
- May 22 – July 22: NBA Playoffs
Along with all that, the NBA also announced that the season’s second half will also be used to make up “any games postponed [due to COVID-19 issues] during the First Half that can reasonably be added to the Second Half schedule.”
