The NBA has inched closer and closer these past few weeks to finalizing the plans to resume their 2019-2020 season at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Walt Disney World.
Although it has been all but certain that Disney would host the NBA, it now appears as though their plans are finally locked in and basketball will indeed resume next month!
Adrian Wojnaroski, Senior NBA Insider at ESPN, tweeted an announcement that the plans to resume the 2019-2020 season at Walt Disney World have been finalized by the NBA as well as the Players Association.
As expected, NBA and NBPA have finalized terms of the revised CBA for the Orlando restart, sources tell ESPN. All items in Saturday’s league memo to teams are agreed upon. Transaction window starts at noon.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 23, 2020
Wojnarowski continues on to mention a new “enhanced insurance plan” that would cover players for career-ending injuries caused by the virus or injuries sustained during play.
NBA and NBPA have agreed to put into place an enhanced insurance plan for players in Orlando that would cover career-ending injuries related to Covid-19 or conventional basketball injuries, sources tell ESPN. Potential group policy would cover players for several million dollars.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 23, 2020
He also noted that testing begins today for players set to take part in the “bubble league,” which will isolate all players and staff for the duration of the season. Regardless of testing prior to arrival, the NBA and Disney have laid out several measures to keep the players and staff safe.
The first match at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex is set to take place on July 31st.
Are you planning on watching the NBA season when it resumes in Disney World? Let us know in the comments!
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