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The NBA refs, like the players, are adjusting to the bubble life and games

Another important group, one that's often underappreciated, arrived Sunday to the NBA bubble and began its week-long quarantine inside a hotel room with a complimentary physio ball, jump rope and stretch bands.

Monty McCutchen, the NBA's VP of Referee Development, actually drove to Disney World with an exercise bike in his car, and rolled it up to his hotel room. It was a pro move. The accommodations for the referees aren't as extravagant as what the players enjoy, and McCutchen understands why they must reside in separate hotels for the next two-plus months.

The optics of fair play is especially important in an unprecedented environment.