What's up, everybody?

Got a special treat for you today.

SI produced a three-part mini-series on the NBA bubble called Potting the Bubble.

It's a deep dive look at the NBA's plan to finish the season, how we got here, what this

looks like in theory, and whether or not it will actually work.

You can listen to all three episodes right here on this feed as a little crossover bonus.

And if you like it, be sure to check out some of S-I's other pods like Open Floor and Coronavirus and Sports.

This is history in a lot of ways.

It'll be something we'll be talking about for a long time.

I'll be honest as a writer, I'm just trying to embrace the weirdness of it.

Like, the more different it is, it's just kind of like lean into it.

Like, why not?

I think the most significant aspect of creating this environment really was the ability to protect it and the ability to

effectively quarantine hundreds of players, staffers, coaches, media members in one area.

The chance for this virus to spread indoors and during a full contact sport-like basketball is very high.

So you basically have to shield the players from the outside world.

Well, I think it's a risk.

And it's a bubble.

And to the extent that you can actually successfully sequester people and keep them inside the bubble.

What's happening outside shouldn't matter.

That's the whole point of a bubble.

One way or another, I think that this bubble is going to serve as an example for how this country

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