According to reports, the phone call will be used as an open forum for players to address any concerns.

The Portland Trail Blazers, Denver Nuggets, and Cleveland Cavaliers plan to reopen on Friday. Meanwhile, are looking to open next week. In Texas, Governor Greg Abbott directed gyms not to open until May 18.

However, the Los Angeles Lakers and the Dallas Mavericks are staying closed. Mavericks owner, Mark Cuban, feels that teams’ inability to test asymptomatic players for the virus makes a return to facilities right now not worthwhile.

“Other teams, meanwhile, say they’re in no rush to return,” ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne reported. “Those include the Los Angeles Lakers and the Dallas Mavericks, whose owner, Mark Cuban, said Wednesday that teams’ inability to test asymptomatic players for the (coronavirus) makes a return to facilities right now not worthwhile.”

Cuban made those comments on a podcast from The Athletic, saying he doesn’t think “the risk is worth the reward.”

Silver has made it clear the league is hoping to resume the season, with multiple reports suggesting the target date being set for early to mid-July.

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