NBA team practice facilities will reportedly reopen Friday in states and cities where coronavirus pandemic stay-at-home requirements have been loosened, allowing players to conduct individual workouts. 

The May 1 move will allow players to return to team facilities in such states as Georgia, home of the Atlanta Hawks, and Oklahoma, home of the Oklahoma City Thunder, for fitness workouts in a safe and controlled environment. 

According to reports, any workouts that take place would be voluntary and be limited to individual sessions only. 

Group practices are not allowed yet, and teams will not yet be permitted to organize in-person workouts. 

Many NBA players have said they haven't even had access to a basket since the league ordered teams to close their practice facilities on March 19.

But this move does not mean that a resumption of games is imminent, as NBA Commissioner Adam Silver has said on several occasions that the league does not anticipate being able to decide until sometime in May at the earliest.

Meanwhile in the NHL, suspended at about the same point of the season as the NBA, Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly said league officials "haven't made any decisions yet."

Daly said only that the NHL owes players and teams guidance before April 30 and will consider its next steps in that context. 

(With input from agencies)