NBA News: Star Players Hold Conference Call About Resuming 2020 Season

LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Stephen Curry, and Giannis Antetokounmpo, among other NBA stars, participated in a private conference call Monday to discuss the reopening of the NBA season 2020.

The NBA players talked about the coronavirus pandemic, and they all agreed to take the court with proper safety measures once the reopening of the 2020 season is given a greenlight, Yahoo! Sports reported. Senior NBA Insider for Yahoo! Sports Chris Haynes said in a tweet the NBA stars agreed to form a "formed a "united front in favor of resuming,"

Chris Paul, the head of the National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) and executive director Michele Roberts arranged the call, which also included executive committee members Kawhi Leonard, Anthony Davis, Damian Lillard, and Russell Westbrook.

The group's decision is vital and expected to hold significant weight on the decision making of the other NBA players in the process of deliberating whether to restart the season.

ESPN reported the union officials have started informal polling for the members about their current desire to return to play this season. Sources said those officials are making sure the players' votes are kept in confidentiality.

Commissioner Adam Silver also participated in the conference call answering questions on several topics including health, finances, and competitive structures.

Silver told the players that no decision has to be made in May and can wait till sometime in June. He assured the NBA stars they will do everything in their power to make the safest conditions possible.

This did not sit well with some of the players, according to Yahoo! Sports, with the vaccine not expected to be available anytime soon.

The majority of the players who were eliminated in the postseason contention prefer to start the league back up with the top eight teams competing in some sort of playoff, sources said.

The union and NBA agreed on a deal handing out bimonthly paychecks starting Friday and would also withhold 25% of the players' salaries should the games be formally canceled under the league's Force Majeure provision in the collective bargaining agreement.

NBA suspended play March 11.