Dec 20, 2020
A new NBA season begins Tuesday, less than three months after LeBron James helped the Lakers win their franchise's 17th NBA title. Under the most unusual circumstances to end an NBA season, Los Angeles defeated the Miami Heat in Game 6 of the Finals in the NBA Bubble in Orlando.
The 2020-21 campaign will not begin in an isolated bubble but instead will be played in venues across the country. The league has set the first half of its 72-game schedule, which runs through March 4. From there, it will determine how it wants to set the remainder of its season, depending on the coronavirus pandemic.