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NBA officially in talks planning to resume season at Disney World in Orlando

SALT LAKE CITY — On Saturday, NBA spokesperson Mike Bass officially confirmed what has been reported for weeks: the league is working with the Walt Disney Company on a plan that would allow the league to resume play in July.

“The NBA, in conjunction with the National Basketball Players Association, is engaged in exploratory conversations with The Walt Disney Company about restarting the 2019-20 NBA season in late July at Disney’s ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Florida as a single site for an NBA campus for games, practices and housing,” Bass said in a statement. “Our priority continues to be the health and safety of all involved, and we are working with public health experts and government officials on a comprehensive set of guidelines to ensure that appropriate medical protocols and protections are in place.