The restrictions placed in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic came with its own set of challenges for players once the 2019-20 NBA season was shut down.
Players on the Los Angeles Lakers such as LeBron James and Alex Caruso acknowledged the difficulties of being forced into a state of limbo when there was initial uncertainty surrounding a return-to-play plan.
Now that one has been established for 22 teams to stay in a bubble environment at the Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida, the unprecedented circumstances for the truncated season could provide certain teams with a unique advantage once play begins at the end of the month.