NBA set to allow facilities to open

No date revealed, though May 8 stated target

The NBA announced Monday it will soon unveil rule changes that will allow teams to open their practice facilities for players to take part in treatment and limited workouts, so long as the city in which the facility is located permits it.

Numerous restrictions will be still be in place for this limited opening of facilities, the league said in a statement. There also is no set date for when facilities can open, though “the league advised teams that it is targeting no earlier than Friday, May 8, as the commencement date for the new rules, and that it may push this timing back if developments warrant,” per the release.

Earlier reports said the league hoped to open practice facilities this Friday in states that were loosening stay- at- home restrictions, but that plan received pushback from the Atlanta Hawks.

we are going to wait and see ... if there’s a positive response, we’ll slowly

open up.

Hawks general manager Travis Schlenk said the team will closely monitoring the situation in Georgia before deciding when to reopen.

“We are going to wait and see what happens in the state over (a) couple weeks,” Schlenk told ESPN on Monday. “If there’s a positive response, we’ll slowly open up. If it’s a negative response, we’ll make sure our staff and players remain healthy.”

The NBA also said in the release that for any team prohibited from making its facility available to players because of government restrictions, “the league will work with the team to identify alternatives.”