And in central Florida, at the house of the Mouse, where thermostats routinely soar above 90 degrees, and outside its property lines the virus rages, the NBA returns to work. “Honestly I feel it’s the way it’s supposed to be,” Mitchell said, in an interview with The Athletic. “We had our game end, pretty much be the last thing for about four months, and now for us it’s kind of like a new beginning. For the NBA it’s a new beginning. For the world it’s a new beginning. I’m pretty excited to start things up, get things going. I think we all are. I think it’s going to be a special moment.”