Spurs boss says NBA leaders all plan for return to play

NBA team presidents are unanimous in wanting to resume the 2019-20 season halted by the coronavirus pandemic as soon as it's safe, San Antonio Spurs chief executive R.C. Buford says.

Buford spoke on a conference call with Texas reporters on Thursday, according to a posting on the NBA's website, and dismissed any notion team executives were wanting to shut down the campaign.

"I just got off a team presidents' call before I jumped on with you guys, and every intention is to return to play and to try to create the best environment we can for the league and for the fans," Buford said.

"We're all on board for that."
"We would love to be able to interact with our community in a safe environment. I think the league's mission is to do that once we have all the information we need to be able to accomplish that."
"Around the country and around the world, people are missing sports and we're missing playing. I think that's the problem we're trying to solve."
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