Players polled over possible resumption

The National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) is informally polling players to gauge where they stand on restarting the season, ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski reported on Tuesday.

NBPA regional representatives began asking players to respond to a "yes or no" question about their desire to return to the court during the coronavirus pandemic, sources told Wojnarowski.

Some teams were asked the question in group texts, per the report, and names of the players and their individual responses will be kept confidential.

However, in a statement to The Athletic, the NBPA said it "is not engaging in and has not authorized any formal poll of its players".

NBPA executive director Michele Roberts, executive committee members including president Chris Paul and other players held a conference call on Friday with league commissioner Adam Silver to discuss various topics related to resuming play, chiefly health and finances.

Yahoo! Sports' Chris Haynes reported Paul held a private conference call with superstars across the league on Tuesday, with all wanting to resume the season at some point.

Xinhua - Agencies