[2][3][4] However, following the coronavirus outbreak in early to mid March 2020, the season was suspended indefinitely.
[5][6] After two months of deliberation and in the wake of easing coronavirus restrictions, the league announced a revised competition format for 2020 beginning on Tuesday 23 June and ending with the grand final on Saturday 1 August.
[7][8] The 2020 season was initially set to feature eight teams following the withdrawal of the Southern Huskies and Super City Rangers[9] and the inclusion of the Franklin Bulls for the first time.
[10] This left the door open for the inclusion of the Otago Nuggets, a team who were looking to re-enter the league in 2021 for the first time since 2014,[11][12][13] and the Huskies.
The season concluded on 1 August with the Otago Nuggets defeating the Manawatu Jets in the grand final to win their maiden NBL championship.