The NBA will unveil the next steps in its plan to eventually resume the 2019-20 season soon, which will likely include players living in a bubble-like environment in either Orlando's Walt Disney World or Las Vegas. However, Los Angeles Lakers forward Jared Dudley has some concerns about the NBA's proposed bubble plan — and one that viewers of “The Last Dance” can certainly understand.
On a conference call with the media on Wednesday to clarify some details about the NBA's proposed “bubble” concept, Dudley acknowledged that while he expects the NBA's plan to include opportunities for players to come and go from game sites, he also noted that more stringent rules may be put in place by individual teams to protect some of the more…unpredictable players.
“Every team got a Rodman, he just doesn’t have green and blue hair,” the Lakers forward said, per Kyle Goon of Orange County Register.
Nonetheless, Jared Dudley did not that most players would abide by the rules put in place by the league — and that players would generally do a responsible job monitoring their teammates' activities as well.
On a followup question, Jared Dudley says he believes most players would be responsible and not leave the bubble. But: "every team got a Rodman, he just doesn’t have green and blue hair," https://t.co/08MGoR4Jvp
— Kyle Goon (@kylegoon) May 20, 2020
The Lakers vet also said that if a player is to leave the bubble and contract COVID-19, they would no longer be able to play.
On a video call with @JaredDudley619 right now, he says there’s a misconception of the “bubble” concept when the season restarts. Players won’t be confined by league orders, he says, but it’ll be made clear that if you go somewhere and catch Covid-19 you won’t be able to play.
— Tania Ganguli (@taniaganguli) May 20, 2020
The league will reportedly issue more specific guidelines to players on June 1st about returning to their respective franchises and expanding workouts, ESPN reported on Wednesday. Folks around the league seem to be increasingly optimistic that Commissioner Adam Silver will officially confirm the effort to resume to season and begin games sometime in July.
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