NBA Updates! Where They Are Staying at Walt Disney World & More

We’ve previously shared updates about the NBA coming to Walt Disney World to finish out their season. It has been confirmed that Walt Disney World’s ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex will be hosting the games likely beginning at the end of July. Here’s the latest round up of announcements about their upcoming stay at Walt Disney World.

Due to the health guidelines, the NBA will require all players to remain onsite for the duration of the season. The question has been where will they stay?

According to Shams Charania, Senior Lead NBA Insider, teams will stay at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa, Disney’s Yacht Club Resort, and the Gran Destino Tower at Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort. The teams will be housed as follows:

Several amenities will be available for the NBA players as Charania shares here:

 

An NBA analyst, Kevin O’Connor adds:

Sources: Each NBA team that advances past round one can reserve up to 17 rooms for guests of players. Players are responsible for costs of the rooms. Guests must undergo three days of self-quarantine and testing before entering Disney, then quarantine for four days after arrival.

— Kevin O'Connor (@KevinOConnorNBA) June 16, 2020

Charania also shares it will be mandatory for everyone in the NBA bubble to wear MagicBands:

Mandatory for everyone to wear in NBA bubble: MagicBands, which function as room key, security check points, coronavirus testing check-ins.

Full breakdown/details of NBA’s health and safety protocols on @TheAthleticNBA with @sam_amick: https://t.co/QOrcs8ZH2v

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) June 17, 2020

As well as a mask update:

NBA Refs will not be required to wear masks, sources say. https://t.co/jIJLtMWrMG

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) June 17, 2020

We are still waiting to hear from Walt Disney World confirming these updates, but in the meantime we’ll keep you posted as we learn more from NBA sources!