The National Basketball Players Association has agreed to the NBA's proposed 22-team return-to-play format, another step towards resuming a season upended by the coronavirus outbreak.
However, the NBPA said: "Various details remain to be negotiated and the acceptance of the scenario would still require that all parties reach agreement on all issues relevant to resuming play."
The NBA's board of governors approved a plan on Thursday to restart the season, with a tentative 31 July target date, at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida.
Under the proposal, the 22 teams play eight seeding games to determine a 16-team playoff field that would follow the traditional post-season format with four best-of-seven series.
