JWSport Jacek Waszak – Sport journalist
NBA “not in Chicago, not New York, not Las Vegas, not even the Bahamas.” but in DISNEYLAND. According to the latest information, the end of the basketball league season in North America will be held in Disneyland.
The sport is facing a huge challenge and crisis around the world. When we all have to deal with the pandemic crown of the virus a lot of leagues and games have been suspended and even finished early. The NBA basketball league wants to finish the season again, but these meetings will be held without an audience . NBA authorities already want to bring the games to an end.
We must mention that the break in the games, which began on 11 March, already lasts more than 77 days. The authorities of the NBA league resume training for all NBA teams not to lose two milliard dollars.
All NBA teams would be in one place and play the league’s outstanding matches. Walt Disney is sure to have a city of this complex, which covers an area of 122 km2. According to Ron DeSaints, the governor of Florida, this administrative area is entering the first phase of the restrictions in May and June. Disneyland has a sports base with basketball halls. They have ten pitches there, which would allow several matches to be played at the same time. The facilities are also prepared for television broadcasts.
This solution is also supported by the fact that Disney is the owner of ESPN and ABC concerns, which are the main stations showing the NBA.
“The Athletic” and “Associated Press” report that the authorities are already after talks with Bob Iger, Disney’s CEO, and the destination would be “Disneyland in Florida”. There is a 89-hectare site (122 km2) called ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, so the sports base is .
Disney World has facilities such as hotels and accommodation and has plenty of them where all the players can be accommodated, that all NBA teams. There are also gyms and swimming pools where players can prepare for the games and regenerate. Importantly this is a private area, which means that it can be closed for NBA league matches.
