With talks of the NBA resuming play at Disney’s Wide World Of Sports in Orlando, could Florida soon become a basketball hot spot?
With Florida Gov. Rick DeSantis basically welcoming all pro sports to play in Florida, the NBA which was on the brink on the playoffs before COVID 19 suspended the season has looked into resuming play in Orlando. With a large number of games needed to be played in a small amount of arenas I feel it would be in the NBA’s best interest to look at playing some games at Amalie Arena in Tampa.
The NBA currently has two franchises in NBA the Miami Heat and the Orlando Magic. You could play two games at both teams home stadiums, but Amalie Arena is a prime location to host some NBA playoff games. The 2019 NCAA Women’s Basketball Final Four proved the Arena could hold basketball with a sold out crowd of 20,127 basketball crazy fans. If fans are able to go to games soon imagine the opportunity to see some of the NBA’s best come play in our home stadium, I know for sure it would be sold out every night. This rise of interest in the market of Tampa Bay for basketball could entice the NBA into making Tampa Bay the Eastern Conference Expansion Team ro join alongside the Seattle Sonics of the West, once the NBA explores expansion.