The NBA and NBPA are reported to have reached an agreement on changes to the collective bargaining agreement ahead of the NBA restart in Orlando next month. As reported by ESPN Senior Insider Adrian Wojnarowski, the agreed changes include career-ending injury insurance for complications related to COVID-19. Additionally, if a player in Orlando tests positive for COVID-19, teams reportedly have seven days to replace them.
As expected, NBA and NBPA have finalized terms of the revised CBA for the Orlando restart, sources tell ESPN. All items in Saturday’s league memo to teams are agreed upon. Transaction window starts at noon.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 23, 2020
One change for use to replacement players in Orlando, per league memo to teams: Replacing a player with Covid-19 must occur no later than 7 days following confirmed positive player resumes training.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 23, 2020
NBA and NBPA have agreed to put into place an enhanced insurance plan for players in Orlando that would cover career-ending injuries related to Covid-19 or conventional basketball injuries, sources tell ESPN. Potential group policy would cover players for several million dollars.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 23, 2020
Several NBA players have already tested positive for the novel coronavirus, including former league MVP Kevin Durant, as well as Utah Jazz tandem Rudy Gobert and Donovan Mitchell.
The NBA season has been at a standstill since Gobert’s diagnosis on March 11, with many questions still being raised about the safety and feasibility of the NBA restart in Orlando in late July.
