LAWRENCE, KS - NOVEMBER 16: NCAA basketball sits on the rack prior to the college basketball game between the Kansas Jayhawks and the Louisiana Lafayette Ragin Cajuns on November 16, 2018 at Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas.

Report: NBA personnel can scout at select NCAA venues during 2020-21 season

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NBA team personnel will be allowed to scout college prospects in games at venues where public access is permitted during the 2020-21 season, The Athletic's Shams Charania reports.

Scouting of players reportedly won't be permitted at team practices as a precautionary measure amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

The 2020-21 campaign is set to begin Nov. 25. Teams will participate in as many as 27 games throughout the season - a reduction from the previous cap of 31.

The NBA has taken its own preventative steps in response to COVID-19, introducing a virtual draft combine for prospects who could potentially enter the league next season. The combine runs from Sept. 28 through early-to-mid-November ahead of the NBA Draft on Nov. 18.

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