For better and for worse, NBA teams have already learned what it is like to live in a whole new world inside the Walt Disney World bubble.
Author: Mark Medina, USA TODAY
Kawhi Leonard: It doesn’t matter if you put statement on jersey. ‘It’s about doing the work.’
“It doesn’t matter if we have a statement on the back of our jersey. It’s about doing the work,” Kawhi Leonard said discussing social justice.
Inside the NBA bubble: What is life like for the media on the Disney World campus?
USA TODAY Sports’ Mark Medina chronicles his first days inside the NBA campus bubble in Orlando and how reporters are settling in at Disney World.
Lakers’ Anthony Davis explains why he won’t wear social justice message on jersey for NBA restart
Anthony Davis considered wearing a message on his jersey, but he stuck with his last name because it is “something that is very important to me.”
TNT analyst Kenny Smith dishes on virtual camp, NBA season restart, racial equality movement, Michael Jordan
TNT analyst Kenny Smith joined USA TODAY Sports to discuss his new virtual basketball camp, the upcoming NBA season restart and more.
Why are NBA players, coaches and executives willing to resume the season?
Some around the NBA are on board with the plan but still have doubts. Which begs the question: Is it truly worth it to resume the NBA season?
Anthony Davis says he’s ‘100 percent healthy,’ Lakers’ title chances higher after hiatus
Anthony Davis declared himself 100% healthy and thinks the Lakers’ title chances are better after the team was able to rest during the NBA shutdown.
NBA restart: Are the Lakers or Clippers better prepared to resume the season?
Both title contenders had seemingly found their groove when the season was halted, but they’ll have to quickly find it again in Orlando.
Los Angeles Lakers don’t know if Dwight Howard will join team for resumed NBA season
Lakers GM Rob Pelinka said Dwight Howard had yet to inform the team on if he will play when the NBA season restarts in Orlando.
How Disney employees will work inside the NBA’s campus bubble site
The NBA restart plan includes 113 pages of safety protocols, but it can’t exactly sing “Hakuna Matata” and predict no worries for the rest of its days