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Report: NBA Games to Be Played ‘All Day Long’ When Season Resumes in Orlando

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Brad Sullivan

What sounds like a basketball lover’s dream is reportedly on tap when the NBA resumes the 2019-20 season late next month, with games being played “all day long,” according to several reports.

Games will be played in a centralized location in Orlando, Fla. and no fans will be in attendance. Both of those safety protocols, as well as frequent testing of players and team personnel for the coronavirus, are the key parts of the NBA’s efforts.

The league suspended play on March 11 as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, with no guarantee that teams would be in a position to complete either the regular season or playoffs.

Ultimately, 22 teams were chosen to complete the season, with the postseason lasting until October. That drastic change in scheduling will force a delay of the start of the 2020-21 campaign.

The lack of fans in the stands will change the dynamic of the games being played, not to mention drastically reduce the amount of revenue that would ordinarily be derived from the postseason.

Still, a portion of that revenue will be returned through the league’s broadcast contracts, with most, if not all, of the games being shown on different television networks.

While the prospect of a constant stream of basketball sounds exciting, the tough realities of attempting to get it done will require hours of cleaning between each contest. Yet, right now, the NBA simply is looking to make the best of a bad situation, with this strategy something that will be interesting to see unfold.

Brad Sullivan

Brad has written on a variety of both NBA and NFL topics and has worked previously as a sports information director at the collegiate level. A lifetime fan of sports, he's witnessed countless great moments in different sports and understands that stories can be compelling from both the perspective of winners and losers. As a frustrated fan of Cleveland sports, he experienced something unprecedented when the Cavaliers won the city's first championship in 52 years.

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