- Owners decide to resume season in Orlando by 29-1 vote
- Approval by players’ union is widely viewed as formality
The National Basketball Association is set to become the first major North American sports league to resume play after the league’s board of governors approved a 22-team format for restarting the season in late July at the Disney campus near Orlando, Florida.
ESPN reported the vote was 29-1 in favor of the proposal with only the Portland Trail Blazers dissenting.
Written by Guardian sport and agencies
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