The NBA unveiled a Black Lives Matter logo on the court at the NBA “bubble” facility at Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida.
The NBA’s season is set to restart on July 30, with all players quarantined inside the bubble away from their families and friends. The NBA season was suspended on March 11 after two players tested positive for the coronavirus.
The official @NBA Twitter account shared photos and videos of the logo painted in black letters on the court.
It’s a #WholeNewGame.
Scrimmages begin tomorrow (7/22) through Tuesday (7/28) and will air on NBA League Pass and NBA TV! The NBA Restart begins on July 30 with games all day and night. pic.twitter.com/AiZeCksoSG
— NBA (@NBA) July 21, 2020
ESPN reporter Malika Andrews posted photos of the player’s bench that shows seats spaced evenly 6 feet apart.
Here is the NBA restart court in Orlando: the spaced out chairs are the socially distanced bench, Black Lives Matter is written on the court. pic.twitter.com/XGJu1w4QLC
— Malika Andrews (@malika_andrews) July 21, 2020
The NBA season resumes on July 30 in Orlando.
Here is a closer look at the court, which features the phrase "Black Lives Matter" on it.
(via @malika_andrews) pic.twitter.com/h61K7ZcuIf
— NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) July 21, 2020
The bench spacing made no sense to NBA fans.
“I’m all for precautions but what is the point of socially distanced bench when they’re playing hard and physically on each other for 2 hours and all being tested daily?” tweeted one user.
Another user wrote: “What’s the point of spacing out bench chairs if it’s a contact sport on the court?”
I’m all for precautions but what is the point of socially distanced bench when they’re playing hard and physically on each other for 2 hours and all being tested daily?
— Nathan (@nathanpf1) July 21, 2020
What’s the point of spacing out bench chairs if it’s a contact sport on the court?
— Charlotte Volpe ? (@flautista21) July 21, 2020
They're basically thinking that anything they can reasonably do to minimize exposure that doesn't affect the play on the court, they'll do.
— Jerry Brewer (@JerryBrewer) July 21, 2020
So they all play against each other and touch the same basketball but when not doing that they have to sit far apart?
— Randy Oreens (@ItBegins2012) July 21, 2020
The bench setup is super super trash! So, they test daily, practice with each other, are AROUND each other off the court BUT gotta sit six feet away during games. Turn on the damn logic, already.
— Hassan Shephard (@HassanShephard) July 21, 2020
It's more about the support staff being six feet back. Benches are like 3 rows deep of staff. See how the rows are staggered? There's many more people involved in these operations than just sweaty guys
— Nic Perez (@N1coParis) July 21, 2020
They're basically thinking that anything they can reasonably do to minimize exposure that doesn't affect the play on the court, they'll do.
— Jerry Brewer (@JerryBrewer) July 21, 2020
