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Erik García Gundersen

Potential NBA restart at Walt Disney World has ‘gained momentum’

With the start of a new month, the focus on the NBA and their potential hopes to restart will be even tighter as the league is expected to come to some form of a definitive plan between now and the end of the month. And while the league will have to wait until testing is available on a widespread level for the general public before returning, there is a proposal that is reportedly gaining momentum within the league about a potential location for a return.

Orlando’s Walt Disney World, due to its proliferation of hotels and a large basketball facility on its campus, is picking up steam in the league as a location, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Yahoo’s Keith Smith proposed the idea a few weeks back and that appears to be gaining legs.

However, as ESPN reports, the issue remains that the NBA does not want to put itself in a position of acquiring testing kits at a large scale while the virus is still spreading in parts of North America. Until that happens, the NBA’s grand plans of a potential sprint to the championship will remain vague.

 

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