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Exclusive: ESPN abandons plan for college basketball bubble events in Orlando
Some two dozen men's teams, which were slated to play in up to 10 events, will now scramble to fill out their schedules.
theathletic.com
ESPN’s plans to set up an NBA-like bubble for its college basketball events in Orlando have been scuttled due to ongoing differences between the network and the participating schools regarding the health and safety protocols required for participation, The Athletic has learned. The decision impacts 10 events owned by ESPN and more than two dozen schools who were supposed to play in them, and it has thrown what was already a chaotic environment with regard to scheduling into further disarray just one month before the season is set to tip off on Nov. 25.