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A Second Bubble For ‘Delete Eight’ To Play Scrimmages, Have Practices Won’t Happen

Only 22 of the 30 NBA teams – 13 Western Conference teams and nine teams of the Eastern Conference are playing for a playoff spot and more in the NBA Bubble in Orlando, Florida.

So when the season finally tipped off again, the Golden State Warriors, Cleveland Cavaliers, Minnesota Timberwolves, Atlanta Hawks, Detroit Pistons, New York Knicks, Chicago Bulls, and Charlotte Hornets weren’t included.

This led to some of the eight teams, namely the Hawks, Cavs and Pistons, pushing for a tournament of their own, that includes the other eight teams – The Delete Eight! 

After it indeed look like these eight teams would at least play some scrimmages, it now appears that a second bubble is becoming more and more unlikely. 

Per The Athletic:

There is growing belief among the NBA’s eight franchises not in Orlando that a second bubble site being built for minicamps and intrasquad scrimmages will not happen, sources tell The Athletic. There is pessimism about in-market minicamps for group workouts happening as well.

“There’s nothing happening,” one GM told The Athletic after a Tuesday call between the eight GMs and league officials. “It’s a shame. It’s a huge detriment to these eight franchises that were left behind.”