Disney Wide World of Sports Archives : CitizenNewsWire http://citizennewswire.com/tag/disney-wide-world-of-sports/ Reports from the globe Wed, 05 Aug 2020 03:30:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.4 https://i0.wp.com/citizennewswire.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/cropped-cnw3-e1597538475492.png?fit=32%2C32 Disney Wide World of Sports Archives : CitizenNewsWire http://citizennewswire.com/tag/disney-wide-world-of-sports/ 32 32 182810965 NBA Prepares to Resume 2020 Season and Playoffs in Florida http://citizennewswire.com/2020/06/29/nba-prepares-to-resume-2020-season-and-playoffs-in-florida/ Tue, 30 Jun 2020 03:25:38 +0000 http://citizennewswire.com/?p=456 The National Basketball Association (NBA) was another one of the major sports leagues that was

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The National Basketball Association (NBA) was another one of the major sports leagues that was actually in full swing when the coronavirus began affecting people all across America. The league was immediately shut down only a month before the playoffs were expected to begin, and some teams were making a last dire run for the playoffs.

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Dallas Mavericks vs. New Orleans Hornets
credit: David Herrera (flickr)

Sadly, NBA fans were left speculating as to what could have been. What stars would shine and go on a tear during the last month? Who would carry their team up from the bottom of the league and into the playoffs? Does Lebron James still have what it takes to win an NBA Championship at this age? All excellent questions that had fans foaming at the mouth for the return of the NBA.

While the NBA has yet to resume their season, officials have announced a plan to return. This plan consists of all NBA players minus the bottom eight teams to quarantine and resume the season at the Disney Wide World of Sports Resort in Orlando, Florida.

The league plans to have at least eight games played across the league each day, and will be doing so using only three basketball courts split across twenty-two teams. In this way, the remainder of the 2020 regular season will be played between July 30 and August 14. After that point, each team will be seeded based on its record and begin playoff competition on August 17, 2020.

Currently, players are already quarantining and practicing their game to get back on the professional level of play. Some teams claim they are coming back stronger than ever with all players fully rested, healthy, and in some of the best shape of their lives.

In contrast to some other professional sports, the NBA actually is poised for the most normal return as there have been no additional rule changes due to the shortened season – other than not allowing fans of course.

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