Report: NBA Board of Governors likely to approve Adam Silver’s restart plan

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NBA commissioner Adam Silver speaks at a press conference at the United Center in Chicago on Feb. 15, 2020.The NBA’s Board of Governors is expected to approve commissioner Adam Silver’s recommendation on a format to restart the season in Florida in a vote next Thursday, ESPN reported Friday night.

On a call among the Board of Governors on Friday, “an overwhelming majority” of owners indicated they would approve a plan, ESPN reported. In order to proceed, any plan would need a three-fourths margin to be approved.The Athletic’s Shams Charania reported earlier Friday that Silver informed the Board that a target date for the resumption of play is July 31.– There would be regular-season and play-in games to determine playoff spots in the Eastern and Western Conference.

“We are lining up behind him on this,” an owner told ESPN. “The posturing will end. Nothing is going to be perfect for everyone.” Portland’s Damien Lillard said earlier this week he would not play if the NBA had teams play only a handful of games and the Trail Blazers’ had no shot at making the playoffs. Portland is currently in ninth place in the Western Conference, 3 1/2 games behind the Memphis Grizzlies for the final playoff slot.

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