The NBA is closing in on Chicago as a "bubble city" site for the eight non-playoff teams not heading to Orlando for the league's restart, according to ESPN’s Jackie MacMullan.
Sources told MacMullan that the "NBA is closing in on signing off" on the plan, which would allow the teams to hold mini-training camps and games against other clubs. The league reportedly is targeting September as the start date for the activities in Chicago.
NBC Chicago's K.C. Johnson reports Wintrust Arena is under consideration for a possible venue.
However, the details for the bubble city are still being worked on, and teams hope for a plan that would allow them to hold mini-camps in their local markets and scrimmage other clubs at regional sites, per MacMullan.