Bagamat ang Los Angeles Lakers ay nasa oras pa ng pagdiriwang sa kanilang ika-17 kampeonato sa kasaysayan ng prangkisa, ang mga pangunahing tanggapan na nakapalibot sa liga ay nakahanda nang ilipat ang pokus tungo sa offseason na parating.

As the NBA bursts its bubble following the completion of the Finals on Sunday, the league now faces tough questions about when next season will begin and what it will look like.

The global pandemic that is still going on has had a massive effect on the NBA and its overall operations. The league and its players worked tirelessly to be able finish out the 2020 season, but the work is far from done.

Anthony Davis made history by capturing the NBA Championship with the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday because in doing so, he became the first player to complete what fans in America could view as the grand slam of basketball.

The 2020-21 NBA season will not begin before Christmas Day, league officials told the Board of Governors on Thursday, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic.

“Respect,” Davis said. “True friendship. But you’ve got to see us off the court. It’s unreal.”

Everyone knows that LeBron James and Chris Paul are great friends. But their friendship has never been enough to get them on the same team, and it feels unlikely that will change this summer, no matter how much the Lakers and Thunder stars would like it to happen.

Basketball fans in Beijing cheered national broadcaster CCTV’s decision to resume broadcasts of NBA games Saturday after a year-long absence brought on by a dispute over politics in Hong Kong.