So far the NBA bubble has gone off with barely a hitch, despite being located in the COVID hotbed of Florida.
Adam Silver and company want to keep it that way.
The NBA has implemented new rules for those who can visit the players once the second round of the playoffs start. Family members are in, but Instagram models are specifically excluded.
NBA/NBPA guidelines on guests, starting after first-round of playoffs, per sources.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) August 12, 2020
Four guests per player, but can be exceeded for children.
Guests can travel on team charters following testing.
Guests will be allowed to attend games.
Players will be allowed to bring in family and "established longstanding personal friends," into The Bubble, per memo shared with teams today.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) August 12, 2020
Player guests can quarantine in team's market for three days, travel to Orlando, and then again for four days; or travel directly to Orlando and quarantine seven days there, per league memo.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) August 12, 2020
Each player is allowed one ticket per playoff game for a guest -- plus an additional admission for a child (32 inches and below), per memo.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) August 12, 2020
Here's who isn't eligible to come into The Bubble as a guest, per memo: "Any individual the player has not previously met in person or with whom the player has had limited in-person interactions. (For example)... known by the player only through social media or an intermediary."
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) August 12, 2020
Last month, an IG model claimed she got an invite into the bubble from a player, likely Clippers power forward Montrezl Harrell.
There have also been reports that a lot of "hot massage therapists" have been making there way in.