It's not all sunshine and rainbows at the happiest place in the world. NBA players have shown some resistance to the league's plan to restart the season at Walt Disney World in Orlando, a motion that comes only days after the National Basketball Players Association voted in favor of the resumption of the 2019-20 campaign.
Players have been torn about playing basketball in the wake of the Black Lives Matter movement and recent protests demanding an end to racism and police brutality.
Others have been concerned about the league's safety protocols, which seem to sequester players for three months to properly resume the rest of the season.
On the heels of recent reports, Sopan Deb of The New York Times noted players have started to publicly question what's going on:
https://twitter.com/Joeingles7/status/1271491298487177216
https://twitter.com/JordanClarksons/status/1271496835622825986?s=20
The NBA is putting very stringent rules around its employees (players, coaches, executives, other personnel), but as Tom Haberstroh of NBC Sports noted in the above tweet, the league can't do the same with those who are employed by their longtime partner, Disney.
The “bubble” concept is designed to keep those traveling to Walt Disney World to finish out the season as safe as possible. However, that doesn't neutralize the outside factor, as they will be dealing with non-bubble people at hotels, restaurants, and on their way in and out of transportation.
Perhaps the “bubble” idea was too ambitious and not nearly as bulletproof as the league hoped to make it. Any player who chooses to suit up is taking a personal risk of contracting the coronavirus and potentially passing it on to someone else, most likely unknowingly.
Players have noticed that this plan does have some holes to it, something they plan to bring up as approximately 200 of them will meet on Zoom to discuss the next steps.
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