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CJ McCollum speaks with players association about moving up dates for contact


Trail Blazers guard CJ McCollum spoke with the National Basketball Players Association on Friday about moving up the proposed dates that NBA players can begin contact workouts in preparation for the July 31 return to play.

Sources told The Athletic’s Shams Charania that players will report by June 21, coronavirus testing will be June 22 and training camps will begin June 30.

Before the official practices start, McCollum said he would like players to be allowed to have contact in their personal workouts — at least one-on-one — to expedite the process for those returning from injury. The Blazers, for example, have two key players — big men Jusuf Nurkic and Zach Collins — who will be rejoining the team after long injury rehabilitations.

“We have players that need to get contact in for the last steps of clearance,” McCollum said. “I don’t want anyone to get injured because of having over 100 days of no…





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