And so it begins.
This month, the NBA’s grand experiment at salvaging its erstwhile season gets underway in earnest, with 22 of the league’s 30 teams trekking to the virus-stricken state of Florida to reboot the 2019-20 season at Disney’s locked-down ESPN Wide World of Sports complex, colloquially referred to as the Bubble.
But a deadly pandemic might not be the greatest concern facing Season 2.0. Judging by recent interviews with restart participants, that distinction may lie with the legitimacy of the endeavor itself.
The issue is likely the result of some philosophizing from The Big Aristotle himself, Shaquille O’Neal.