The NBA has resumed play, with all games staged at a neutral site on the campus of Walt Disney World. But this hardly the first time that regular season or playoff games have been played at secondary sites, and here are nine notable examples where the home team was actually far from home.
As the NBA takes a pause to (hopefully) wait out the COVID-19 crisis, we take a look at which fan bases have the most to lament or exalt if/when play resumes.
The show must and usually does go on for the NBA, but in these 10 examples, outside forces were so significant that it caused the league to take a pause and either postpone games or cancel them altogether.
Only the most beloved icons behind the microphone have been granted their franchises' greatest honor, a place in the rafters amongst the playing legends
For every glorious moment like Willis Reed coming through the tunnel to spark the Knicks to victory in the 1970 NBA Finals, there are numerous examples of star players getting injured either late in the season or during the playoffs, and their inability to return to play costing their team a potential championship.
With late capitalism trudging along and NBA owners looking for any excuse to make a few extra bucks, arena naming rights have become the norm, but sometimes when businesses fail, those names can go horribly wrong
Can it really be considered a rivalry if one side always gets the best of their opponent? These NBA match-ups, involving both individuals and teams, put that concept to the test to varying degrees over the years.
As the NBA Mexico City Games commence for the third straight season, and rumors are swirling that the city may receive a franchise in the near future, we take a look at back at 11 global NBA games that were notable in one way or another.
In the grand American tradition of presidents, senators, Dancing with the Stars winners, and M&M colors, many NBA teams have given power to the people to determine their name via voting and/or contests.