As more details trickle out regarding the NBA’s return next month, some prominent players have begun voicing concerns.
They’re reluctant to put themselves at greater risk of contracting COVID-19, to endure weeks of semi-isolation and to siphon attention away from the Black Lives Matter Movement.
The NBA hasn’t revealed how it intends to create a bubble-like environment at Disney World yet, but key elements of the league’s plan have already surfaced. About 1,500 players, coaches and staffers who test negative before entering the Orlando bubble will have virtually no contact or interactions with anyone else for up to three months while the NBA finishes the regular season and crowns a champion.