Isolating players to resume the NBA season sounds like a closed book if National Basketball Players Association executive director Michele Roberts is telling the story.
In an interview with ESPN, Roberts said the conversations around bringing players back from a two-month hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic are evolving into risk mitigation discussions. A call with players is scheduled for Friday, the date the NBA approved certain markets for reopening practice facilities on a limited basis with only a tepid response.
One plan floated in recent weeks was isolating players at a hotel or resort location — the Bahamas and Disney World were discussed, as was Las Vegas — as commissioner Adam Silver invited thoughts and ideas on the best way to get the 2019-20 season back on track.