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Latoya Destroya and Pelicans placed strong bid to host NBA's return to play
Posted on 6/24/20 at 2:15 pm
Posted on 6/24/20 at 2:15 pm
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The New Orleans Pelicans were well on their way to making a push for the 2020 NBA playoffs when the COVID-19 pandemic brought a sudden halt to all sporting activities. In the NBA’s effort to salvage the season and resume play, the Pelicans and elected officials in New Orleans looked to throw an assist to all of the league’s teams. According to sources with the team and the local government, New Orleans executives, along with state and city officials, put in a diligent effort to present a very strong bid to act as one of the cities in a multiple-city campus/bubble plan.
An NBA Board of Governor’s conference call on Thursday settled most of the specifics. By the end of July, 22 of the league’s teams will descend on Orlando to finish the season and crown a champion. New Orleans executives had a significant voice in the room concerning the location and formatting logistics of the new schedule, not just on matters concerning Zion Williamson and the format.
Executives for the New Orleans Pelicans pushed hard for the New Orleans hosting idea. When I reached out to the New Orleans Saints and Pelicans Senior Vice President of Communications Greg Bensel about the story, he replied, “As the NBA looked to re-open, they did their due diligence and research on best potential in-market planning and what could cities and arenas pull off safely. So in many markets with city and state restrictions it was going to be impossible, hence the bubble concept” and the following New Orleans bid.
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Posted on 6/24/20 at 2:17 pm to Chad504boy
Wasn't Ghana happen
Posted on 6/24/20 at 2:44 pm to GoAwayImBaitn
NBA has their mind made up
Posted on 6/24/20 at 2:54 pm to Chad504boy
Having multiple host cities, especially ours, would have been a disaster. I'm totally ok with what they agreed on.
Posted on 6/24/20 at 4:20 pm to Hank Marducas
Would have been cool but idk how they would have done the bubble concept in nola. Having everyone on one campus made the most sense
Posted on 6/24/20 at 8:47 pm to Chad504boy
Basketball with mask would have been awesome!
Posted on 6/24/20 at 8:54 pm to JohnnyKilroy
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Having everyone on one campus made the most sense
Until they decided to let other people into the campus and let the workers come and go as they please.
NOLA could have gotten it done, but too many temptations for players to leave “campus“ and Disney pays the NBA fricktons of cash.
Posted on 6/24/20 at 9:09 pm to NOFOX
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Until they decided to let other people into the campus and let the workers come and go as they please.
The workers who are coming and going get tested whenever the re-enter the campus, don't interact with NBA personnel or players, and are going to be wearing proper PPE.
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NOLA could have gotten it done
Bro summer afternoon showers frick this place up
Posted on 6/24/20 at 9:12 pm to JohnnyKilroy
Exactly. The players would have probably gotten bubonic plague instead somehow.
Posted on 6/24/20 at 9:33 pm to JohnnyKilroy
quote:Twice in the last two weeks I couldn’t get into my parking garage at Benson tower
Bro summer afternoon showers frick this place up
Posted on 6/25/20 at 8:31 am to Chad504boy
I appreciate the effort by NOLA leadership, and it's good to see them be proactive for once, but Orlando is the perfect setup for this kind of thing. It would have been a cluster in the city.
Posted on 6/25/20 at 9:03 am to lionward2014
Kushner:
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Only this mayor would think a failed hosting bid is something worth bragging about.
Particularly after she spent the morning lecturing and threatening the citizens - again - about the dangers of crowds.
The entire series of messaging is bewildering.
Posted on 6/25/20 at 9:33 am to LesGeaux45
Kushner is tGOAT.
Posted on 6/25/20 at 10:19 am to lionward2014
quote:While I agree with his sentiment, he has taken a nosedive. He seems to just be angry lately and does much more complaining than reporting.
Kushner is tGOAT.
Posted on 6/25/20 at 10:59 am to NOSHAU
I could be crazy but didn’t he get placed on furlough or even let go? Would account for the lack of reporting.
Posted on 6/25/20 at 11:02 am to NOSHAU
Well as a sports writer there isn't much to write about at the moment.
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