NBA ‘considering hosting games at shuttered Walt Disney World Resort to finish the season’
THE NBA is reportedly considering hosting the rest of its season's games at shuttered Walt Disney World in Florida – if and when COVID-19 lockdowns are lifted across the U.S.
Reports on the possibility of games being held at the "Most Magical Place on Earth" come nearly two months after the league suspended the rest of its season due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Disney is believed to have already offered its property as a possible site for the NBA games to be hosted at, sources told Stadium.
In mid-March, due to the coronavirus pandemic.
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver reportedly had a call with the 30 general managers and a league doctor, where they discussed possible treatments and a vaccine trial in England, according to .
"Many sites — Las Vegas; Atlantic City, New Jersey; and Nassau, Bahamas — have been suggested for this type of event," Smith wrote.
"The challenge comes with finding somewhere that can provide the necessary housing, basketball facilities and the ability to create the absolutely mandatory bubble," he added.
The reports emerged just days after it was said that the across states where coronavirus lockdowns have ended.
States across the U.S. have begun to ease stay-at-home orders, with more expected to reopen businesses in coming weeks.
As of Wednesday, more than one million cases of coronavirus have been confirmed across the U.S., with over 60,000 deaths.