Orlando (dpa) - The best basketball league in the world could soon continue its season in Florida with Mickey Mouse and her friends. According to information from the portal "The Athletic", the remaining NBA season is to be played in Disney World in Orlando.
The US television station ESPN believes that the restart will take place before the end of July. With a total area of 15,000 hectares, the Walt Disney World Resort is one of the largest amusement park complexes in the world. Due to the corona pandemic, the NBA season has been interrupted since mid-March.
German basketball player Daniel Theis, who plays for the Boston Celtics, had said of the "Sport Bild": "No player likes to be separated from the family for six weeks. The player union also pointed this out in video conferences with NBA boss Adam Silver. I it would be good if all players and their families were to be accommodated in Disney World in Orlando for the time being ".
Games in a few or only one location are also under discussion, in addition to Orlando in the gaming paradise of Las Vegas or in Houston. However, there are still no concrete plans for when and how the season will continue.
But there are many indications of Disney World in Orlando. Of course, said Theis, in this scenario "nobody should leave the park or come back again. Maybe even part of the entertainment program could run for the children." I have a four-year-old daughter and a six-month-old son myself, "said the 28th -Years old.
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