NBA teams and players will be going to Orlando, Fla. to resume the 2019-2020 NBA season and will be living in a “bubble” atmosphere there.
Players will not be allowed to leave the Orlando/Disney World campus without prior approval, and each team will be stationed at hotels. Teams are staying at hotels based on their seeding.
Here is a list of which hotel each team is staying at, according to Shams Charania.
Sources: NBA teams Disney hotels based on seeding:
-Grand Destino: Bucks, Lakers, Raptors, Clippers, Celtics, Nuggets, Jazz, Heat
-Grand Floridian: Thunder, 76ers, Rockets, Pacers, Mavericks, Nets, Grizzlies, Magic
-Yacht Club: Blazers, Kings, Pelicans, Spurs, Suns, Wizards— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) June 16, 2020
Gran Destino Tower: Bucks, Lakers, Raptors, Clippers, Celtics, Nuggets, Jazz, Heat
Grand Floridian: Thunder, 76ers, Rockets, Pacers, Mavericks, Nets, Grizzlies, Magic
Yacht Club: Blazers, Kings, Pelicans, Spurs, Suns, Wizards
The Gran Destino Tower is located in Disney’s Coronado Resort and opened last year. The Grand Floridian is located close to the Magic Kingdom. The Yacht Club is part of Disney’s Beach Club Resort and located close to Epcot.
The NBA is trying to make the bubble situation at Disney World as player-friendly as possible. They are providing amenities and entertainment options, such as: players-only lounge, pool/trails, barbers, manicurists, pedicurists, 24-hour VIP concierge, movie screenings, DJ sets, video games, ping pong, pool, and lawn games. Players will also have the ability to attend other games.
In NBA's ORL campus:
– Hotel amenities: players-only lounge (NBA 2K, TVs, gaming), pool/trails, barbers, manicurists, pedicurists
– 24-hour VIP concierge
– Daily entertainment: Movie screenings, DJ sets, video games, ping pong, pool, lawn games
– Players can attend other games— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) June 16, 2020
Players have been asked to notify teams by June 24 about whether they will be participating in the resumed season.
