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Robin Lopez proposes replacing NBA mascots with Disney characters

Two weeks ago, Yahoo! Sports reporter Keith Smith proposed an idea to salvage the rest of the NBA season: play the remaining games at Disney World.

Smith is a former Walt Disney Company employee of 20 years, and his idea stems from the possibility the NBA will need to isolate teams from the general population due to the coronavirus. Disney World has an abundance of hotel rooms as possible team housing, plus basketball facilities at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex.

This doesn't mean the NBA is necessarily discussing playing at Disney. However, former Bulls center Robin Lopez (an avid Disney fan) ran with the proposal Tuesday on Twitter.