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Lakers Nation > Blog > NBA News > Las Vegas Only Location Under ‘Serious Consideration’ For 2020 NBA Playoffs
NBA News

Las Vegas Only Location Under ‘Serious Consideration’ For 2020 NBA Playoffs

Ron Gutterman
Published: 04/03/2020
3 Min Read
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Stephen R. Sylvanie-USA TODAY Sports
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The NBA remains on indefinite hiatus in order to combat the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and it’s causing them to have to get creative with the 2020 NBA playoffs.

It is now seeming more and more likely that the playoffs will take place in a centralized location so that all players can be quarantined when not playing. And Las Vegas, Nevada is the best place for that.

As it currently stands, all NBA-related operations are suspended, including the forced shutting down of all team practice facilities. This means that teams can only meet over online platforms and must do all their conditioning and workouts from home. Meanwhile, the NBA must figure if having a playoffs is even a feasible effort.

Whatever the case ends up being, it would appear that having a traditional NBA playoffs is completely out of the cards, according to Chris Mannix of Sports Illustrated:

At this point, several team and league officials told SI.com, any chance of a traditional postseason is out.

In order to be able to play playoff games, the NBA would need to be able to quarantine all players, ensure their health, and not allow them to leave their centralized location. Meanwhile, Las Vegas remains the only legitimate option for that:

Quarantining in one location is the only solution, and Vegas is the only city the NBA is currently giving any kind of serious consideration, per an NBA source.

If the 2020 NBA playoffs were to happen (which is still not out of the question), it would certainly be the most interesting one in a long time. Beyond the fact that there are several quality championship contenders, watching teams play in an almost AAU-style tournament would be a once in a lifetime opportunity.

Under the circumstances that the entire world is facing right now, this is really the least of many people’s worries. However, bringing sports back even in such an odd way could help people return to some sort of normalcy.

Regardless of the outcome, it appears the NBA is doing everything in its power to ensure basketball returns to finish out the amazing 2019-20 NBA season.

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ByRon Gutterman
Ron Gutterman is a Washington State University alum from Anaheim, California, and is currently a Staff Writer for LakersNation.com, RamsNewsWire.com, and RaidersNewsWire.com. He is also the lead editor for AngelsNation.com. With Lakers Nation, Rams News Wire, Raiders News Wire, and Angels Nation, Ron assists in news, game coverage, analysis, and hot takes via his Twitter account, @rongutterman24. Without a doubt, Ron's favorite Laker, and favorite athlete of all time, is Kobe Bryant. Ron began watching basketball when he was 6 years old, in 2005, when Bryant was dragging the likes of Smush Parker and Ronny Turiaf to playoff spots. Ron's all time favorite Lakers moment was Bryant's final game when he dropped 60 points. While the Lakers beating the Celtics in Game 7 of the NBA Finals, as Metta World Peace hit the game clinching three, will always be a top option, Bryant's final night takes the cake. Contact: ron@mediumlargela.com
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