The NBA is expected to agree to a plan at its next Board of Governors meeting to continue the 2019-20 season in Orlando. The prevailing option at this point would include 22 teams, a group that includes Sacramento and gives the Kings meaningful games to play.
Even though the games will be consequential, that doesn’t mean they’ll be normal — for starters, fans aren’t expected to be allowed at any games, despite Disney World projected to open up its park the general public on July 11. Although the players have been bracing to play in empty arenas for over two months, Harrison Barnes thinks that the impact of the fans is still underestimated, as he told Howard Beck on “The Full 48” podcast:
“I don’t think people in general just realize how much the fans give you.