LAKE BUENA VISTA, FLORIDA - AUGUST 05: Members of the Denver Nuggets, concluding head coach Michael Malone, kneel as San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich (middle) stands for the National Anthem before a game in the NBA Bubble at HP Field House at ESPN Wide World Of Sports Complex on August 5, 2020 in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. (Photo by Kim Klement-Pool/Getty Images)
The contrast between the Finals inside the NBA Bubble and rampant COVID-19 outbreaks validate the league’s crackpot plan to bring basketball back.
When the NBA Bubble was first proposed, the world looked at the league sideways.