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"The NBA has Orlando/Disney World as a clear
frontrunner for return-to-play site for resuming 2019-2020
season. Orlando has gained significant seriousness among other
cities such as Las Vegas," Shams Charania reported via Twitter.
Commissioner Adam Silver said on May 12 he wanted to decide
within "two to four weeks" whether the NBA would attempt to
resume the season halted on March 11 due to the coronavirus
pandemic. Silver and owners reached agreement on the preference
of a "campus environment" for the health and safety of the
players and teams, as well as the general public, according to
ESPN.
On the most recent Board of Governors call, owners and
executives were encouraged about the league's steps toward
returning safely amid the coronavirus pandemic and about
positive conversations with the National Basketball Players
Association, per ESPN.
The concept of a resort setting -- the type of location that
would allow all NBA teams to be housed in a controlled
environment -- was floated first in late March when Silver
called upon teams to submit all ideas for an eventual return.
The Bahamas and Las Vegas are also on the table.
The report added that Silver emphasized that in order for a
return to occur, all parties would need to accept that a single
positive test for COVID-19 would not derail the season.
If a positive test would "shut us down, we probably shouldn't go
down this path," Silver said, per ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.
The league suspended play after All-Star Rudy Gobert of the Utah
Jazz tested positive for the virus.
--Field Level Media
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