NBA Bubble
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The NBA Bubble was an isolated, fanless campus environment at Walt Disney World in Orlando where the NBA safely completed the 2019–20 season and playoffs during the COVID-19 pandemic.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| NBA Bubble canonical | 2 |
| 2020 NBA Bubble | 1 |
| NBA restart bubble | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1621904 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: NBA Bubble Context triple: [2019–20 NBA season, seasonResumptionFormat, NBA Bubble]
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A.
NBA All-Star Game 2020
The NBA All-Star Game 2020 was the league’s annual midseason exhibition featuring its top players, highlighted by a revamped Elam Ending format and tributes to Kobe Bryant in Chicago.
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B.
NBA play-in tournament
The NBA play-in tournament is a postseason mini-competition that determines the final playoff spots by having lower-seeded teams in each conference compete for entry into the main NBA playoffs.
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C.
The Basketball Tournament
The Basketball Tournament is an annual high-stakes, winner-take-all summer basketball competition featuring professional and amateur players in a nationally televised, single-elimination format.
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D.
2020 NBA Finals
The 2020 NBA Finals was the championship series of the NBA season held in the COVID-19 "bubble" at Walt Disney World, where the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Miami Heat to win their 17th title.
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E.
NBA All-Star Weekend
NBA All-Star Weekend is the NBA’s annual midseason showcase featuring a series of events, competitions, and festivities culminating in the All-Star Game.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: NBA Bubble Target entity description: The NBA Bubble was an isolated, fanless campus environment at Walt Disney World in Orlando where the NBA safely completed the 2019–20 season and playoffs during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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A.
NBA All-Star Game 2020
The NBA All-Star Game 2020 was the league’s annual midseason exhibition featuring its top players, highlighted by a revamped Elam Ending format and tributes to Kobe Bryant in Chicago.
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B.
NBA play-in tournament
The NBA play-in tournament is a postseason mini-competition that determines the final playoff spots by having lower-seeded teams in each conference compete for entry into the main NBA playoffs.
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C.
The Basketball Tournament
The Basketball Tournament is an annual high-stakes, winner-take-all summer basketball competition featuring professional and amateur players in a nationally televised, single-elimination format.
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D.
2020 NBA Finals
The 2020 NBA Finals was the championship series of the NBA season held in the COVID-19 "bubble" at Walt Disney World, where the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Miami Heat to win their 17th title.
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E.
NBA All-Star Weekend
NBA All-Star Weekend is the NBA’s annual midseason showcase featuring a series of events, competitions, and festivities culminating in the All-Star Game.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
COVID-19 pandemic sports bubble
ⓘ
sports competition venue arrangement ⓘ |
| agreementWith |
Walt Disney World Resort
ⓘ
surface form:
Disney and ESPN Wide World of Sports
|
| alsoKnownAs |
NBA Bubble
ⓘ
surface form:
NBA restart bubble
Orlando ⓘ
surface form:
Orlando bubble
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| announced | June 2020 ⓘ |
| broadcastPartner |
ABC
ⓘ
ESPN ⓘ TNT ⓘ |
| champion | Los Angeles Lakers ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| endDate | 2020-10-11 ⓘ |
| environment | closed campus ⓘ |
| finalsMVP | LeBron James ⓘ |
| gamesResumedDate | 2020-07-30 ⓘ |
| governedBy | NBA Health and Safety Protocols ⓘ |
| healthProtocol |
daily COVID-19 testing for players and staff
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no outside visitors for most of the period ⓘ strict quarantine rules ⓘ |
| hostedBy | The Walt Disney Company ⓘ |
| hostedTeam |
Los Angeles Lakers
ⓘ
Miami Heat ⓘ |
| includedCompetition |
2019–20 NBA regular season restart
ⓘ
2020 NBA Finals ⓘ 2020 NBA playoffs ⓘ |
| invitedTeamsFromConference |
Eastern Conference
ⓘ
Western Conference ⓘ |
| league | National Basketball Association ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bay Lake, Florida
ⓘ
Orlando ⓘ
surface form:
Orlando, Florida
Walt Disney World Resort ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
neutral-site games without travel
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virtual fans displayed on video boards ⓘ |
| numberOfTeams | 22 ⓘ |
| officialName | NBA Bubble self-link ⓘ |
| operatedBy | National Basketball Association ⓘ |
| precededBy | suspension of 2019–20 NBA season on 2020-03-11 ⓘ |
| primaryVenues |
AdventHealth Arena
ⓘ
ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex ⓘ HP Field House ⓘ Visa Athletic Center ⓘ |
| purpose | to safely complete the 2019–20 NBA season during the COVID-19 pandemic ⓘ |
| reason |
COVID-19 pandemic
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surface form:
COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
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| result |
completion of full four-round NBA playoffs
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no reported in-bubble COVID-19 positive tests among players after initial quarantine period ⓘ |
| seasonCompleted | 2019–20 NBA season ⓘ |
| spectators | no in-person fans ⓘ |
| startDate | 2020-07-07 ⓘ |
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Subject: NBA Bubble Description of subject: The NBA Bubble was an isolated, fanless campus environment at Walt Disney World in Orlando where the NBA safely completed the 2019–20 season and playoffs during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
NBA restart bubble
this entity surface form:
2020 NBA Bubble