Earlier today, Shams Charania of The Athletic published a lengthy document disguised as an article that provided the league’s plan to resume the 2019/20 season. The six-phase plan will gradually take steps toward playing real basketball in Orlando and the NBA is taking every feasible step toward providing a safe environment for its players.
Part of that includes restrictions for players’ guests. They won’t be permitted on the campus through the first five phases and will only be allowed once the first round of the playoffs concludes. Here are some details on the guest situation:
- Every remaining team following the first round of the playoffs will be allowed to reserve up to 17 guest rooms (one for every player, so if a club only has 15 men on the roster, then it will only be 15).
- Players are responsible to pay for their guests’ housing. However, the cost of meals and COVID-19 testing will not be charged to players.
- Guests will have to undergo three days of self-quarantine outside of the NBA campus. This can be done in the team’s home market or in Orlando.
- If a guest does not return a positive COVID-19 test, then they may join the NBA campus. However, upon arrival in the bubble, the guest will have to quarantine for four additional days and receive testing each day.
- Agents are not allowed to go unless that person is also a family member.
- Once a guest leaves the campus, they are not allowed back in.
This NBA summer camp actually seems pretty fun.
Oh Boy! I do really think for once they should follow the lead of European soccer & just travel around instead of a bubble, it seems to work pretty well for them, without all these messing around, also counting Europe was hit much worst than the USA, they are already playing & traveling, food for thought, right?
This is like a good plan if it was rolled out a couple months ago. Silver delayed as long as he could
It doesn’t say who is to pay for guest’s meals and testing, or whatever else, besides housing. A minor point but will get much discussion, as will, for a player, who their one guest is!
Sure looks like an Instagram Super Model hang out in the making.
Ok, wives as well.
Kinda like a Fifth Element’s Colson Paradise Resort.
Fhloston Paradise?
Going to be a huge reduction in side piece action. Wonder if there will be a Tiger Woods-like drop-off in performance for some players. Woods became human once you took away his waitresses.
Did his waitresses put something in his food?
More that he’s saying that waitresses were his “food”.
Some players feed off the energy of the crowd, some feed off of the crowd.
It’s a shame when wild animals are caged in a zoo.
And these guys primarily hunt 2-legged deer off the court