Elena Delle Donne #11 of the Washington Mystics handles the ball towards Alyssa Thomas #25 of the Connecticut Solar in Sport 5 of the 2019 WNBA Fin
Elena Delle Donne #11 of the Washington Mystics handles the ball towards Alyssa Thomas #25 of the Connecticut Solar in Sport 5 of the 2019 WNBA Finals at St Elizabeths East Leisure & Sports activities Area on October 10, 2019 in Washington, DC.
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The Girls’s Nationwide Basketball Affiliation is proposing a 22-game season, beginning July 24, in a return to reside play after suspending the season as a result of coronavirus, ESPN reported Thursday.
The restart plan just isn’t “set in stone,” sources advised ESPN, however the league is IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida, which has 4 courts. No specifics about housing, Covid-19 testing and the play-offs have been launched, based on the report.
A part of the plan consists of gamers receiving 60% of their regular salaries as a result of decreased season size, a supply advised ESPN. WNBA Government Director Terri Jackson’s advised ESPN, “No selections have been made.” The league didn’t instantly return request for remark from CNBC.
The NBA on Thursday permitted a plan that can see 22 of the NBA’s 32 groups journey to Orlando, Florida, to renew the season and full a playoff bracket, beginning July 31, in Disney services. The NBA and Gamers’ Union are nonetheless negotiating security particulars, although gamers shall be required to apply social distancing when exterior the services and the league is planning to manage every day coronavirus testing.
The WNBA was initially slated to start its season in mid Might, based on the league’s web site.
Learn extra in regards to the restart proposal at ESPN.