Report: NBA to propose 22-team return to play, July 31 start date

In this Oct. 8, 2019, file photo, NBA commissioner Adam Silver speaks at a news conference before an NBA preseason basketball game between the Houston Rockets and the Toronto Raptors in Saitama, Japan.| AP SALT LAKE CITY — The NBA will propose a 22-team format and resume play on July 31 in Orlando, according to multiple reports.
The news, first reported by The Athletic’s Shams Charania on Wednesday, confirms what has trickled out over the last week regarding how the NBA will look wh