Return to Normalcy: Professional Versus High School Sports

By: Mitchell Steinberg

The 2020 NBA Bubble has been the center of the sports world since sports were able to return during the pandemic. The Bubble was the central location where the NBA decided to resume and finish its season that was halted by the pandemic. As a lot has happened in the country during the pandemic with police brutality and racial equality, many players have used the Bubble to promote movements throughout the pandemic and even playoff games have been postponed in an act or protest for racial justice. The Bubble has not been bullet proof though as some players have broken guidelines to get food or sneak in outsiders to their rooms.  Overall atmosphere of the Bubble is off as the arena has been compared to a high school basketball court. With the walls being closer to behind the backboard and overall smaller arena has been proved to increase depth perception, which many fans and NBA enthusiasts believe is the reason for all of the high performance shooting in the Bubble. 

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