The day after Draymond Green ridiculed the idea of the Warriors joining a “second bubble”
for the eight teams initially not invited to Orlando, it now seems possible that they will soon be headed to Florida.
The NBA is discussing ways to create another “bubble” at Disney World in Florida to allow eight teams that have not played since the March pandemic to train and play in Orlando in September.
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The idea of the Warriors returning to play seems ridiculous to Green.
“Second bubble, what is it? The Gus Macker Toilet Bowl, is that where you want us to go play? Green said Thursday on TNT’s “The Steam Room” podcast as he shared a laugh with co-hosts Ernie Johnson and Charles Barkley. “No chance. … No, at the end of the day, if it happened and we had to go, I’m not going to give it up. It’s just that I won’t.
“But I strongly oppose (Commissioner) Adam Silver and anyone else in the league office starting a second bubble. Nobody wants to see these teams. And by the way, they don’t want to see us if Steph and Klay aren’t playing too. “
But, The Athletic reported Friday morning that the league is exploring ways to allow the Warriors and seven other teams that aren’t in Florida to join a bubble once the teams have been eliminated during the 16-team playoffs. The plan, still under discussion with the players union, would allow teams to hold summer league-equivalent training sessions and matches in the “COVID-free” community of the Orlando complex next month, after the teams leave the bubble after being eliminated from the club. chase of the playoffs.
As an organization, the Warriors said they would be “good partners” and would do whatever the NBA asked of them about resuming the game.
Many of the “Delete Eight” teams had hoped that any training camp plan would allow them to play at regional sites. However, NBA players union president Michele Roberts allegedly insisted that teams not played in the playoffs follow the same protocols as teams currently quarantined in Orlando.
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