Wednesday was the first step in the restart of the 2019-’20 season for the Dallas Mavericks after the NBA shut down on Mar. 11 when Utah center Rudy Gobert tested positive for the coronavirus.
And with the league set to play eight regular season games and the entire playoffs under the bubble in Orlando starting July 30, there’s still many unanswered questions that the league may be faced with down the road. However, Mavs coach Rick Carlisle looks at the glass as half-full and sees the restart of the season as an opportunity for this team to enhance their chances of going deep into the playoffs.