"There is no reason to rush," Cuban said. In an email to CNBC, Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban echoed Silver's comments when asked about a possible start date. Silver said the league is learning from other sports, including Major League Baseball and the National Football League, as the NBA wants to utilize "new information" about Covid-19 to bring back spectators. "That will carry more weight into when we start," he said. Barnes said another factor would be the "setup" of next season and if the league would need to participate in another bubble. The NBA is currently holding its conference finals series with four teams remaining in the NBA's postseason bubble in Orlando. "The most important factor in that is making sure guys who are finishing in the playoffs, or a deep playoff run, have enough time to rest and recover because, as we've seen, it a better product when everyone is healthy," Barnes told CNBC. Sacramento Kings forward Harrison Barnes said concern for players currently playing will factor into when to start a new season. The league would need approval from the National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) before determining a start date. "But there is still a lot that we need to learn in terms of rapid testing, for example, would that be a means for getting fans into our building," Silver said. The NBA discussed starting in December and other formatting changes to its schedule, including less travel with back-to-back games in the same cities against the same team. Silver's comments put an end to the idea of starting games on Christmas Day. Fauci this morning," Silver said, "I continue to believe that we would be better off getting into January." He added the NBA wants to play a standard 82-game season in "home arenas in front of fans." "The more I'm learning and listening to Dr.
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