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Report: NBA looking at Orlando/Disney World as 'clear frontrunner' to resume season

If the NBA regular season resumes in 2020, the league may have already decided where games will be played. The NBA reportedly views Orlando/Disney World as a “clear frontrunner” to host games if the NBA comes back this year, according to Shams Charania and Sam Amick of The Athletic.

The NBA has Orlando/Disney World as a clear frontrunner for return-to-play site for resuming 2019-20 season, sources tell me and @sam_amick. Orlando has gained significant seriousness among other cites such as Las Vegas.

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) May 20, 2020

The NBA is reportedly considering a bubble-isolation plan, where players would gather in one place to play games.