The NBA season has been on hold since March 11 due to the coronavirus pandemic, but they are determined to resume and finish the 2019-20 season. They want to crown a champion for 2020 and they will stretch the season out as long as they have to in order to achieve that goal.
Orlando’s Disney World Resorts has been mentioned as a legitimate spot to resume the season as Disney World has a ton of hotel space for players plus legitimate basketball facilities to use and finish the season. However, Las Vegas wants to throw their hat in the ring.
According to The New York Times, Las Vegas officials have sent in a formal offer to the NBA to have them finish the season there. Their offer included:
According to a proposal deck sent to the N.B.A. and the W.N.B.A., which The New York Times reviewed, MGM envisions a fully quarantined campus, essentially one full block of the Las Vegas Strip, where players would live and play out whatever schedule the leagues want. The athletes would be joined by their families, league and broadcast media employees, as well as the staff and vendors needed to serve them, with access to lounges, spas, restaurants and all the other perks the resorts offer (yes, even gambling).
The Disney World proposal sounds like the most legitimate option due to it essentially being a city within a city. There is plenty of hotel space for teams to bring their essential personnel and they won’t have to leave the park considering there are plenty of basketball courts and food options there. It is like a one-stop-shop.
The Las Vegas option should be considered as well, but the Disney World one seems much more realistic in order to execute. [lawrence-related id=30344,30360,30354]