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NBA BOG Makes Progress On Plan To Elongate Season Schedule

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver on Friday at the NBA BOG meeting said that the league will likely decide next month whether to add another week in June to the NBA schedule beginning next season to reduce the number of back-to-back games and having teams play four games in five nights. “We have a week to play with,” Silver said, adding that beyond next season the league will look to shorten the number of preseason games.

Silver added that owners discussed creating a play-in tournament to decide the final playoff spots. No decision has been made with the league to further study the issue. “I am intrigued by that idea,” he said. “It was the first serious meeting,” noting that the change would require a two-thirds approval among owners. Silver said owners discussed change in the Draft Lottery format but the league is not yet ready to make any changes.

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