Read: Inside the emotional 48 hours that saved the NBA's bubble

Mind of Micah

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🗓️ 29 August 2020

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Walkouts, conflict, frustration and, ultimately, resolutions characterized this unprecedented time in sports history. And that’s all after the players have been sequestered in the Disney bubble, following strict health guidelines and focusing on competition for more than seven weeks. This is how the NBA nearly lost its postseason but managed to find some common ground, come together and move on in a matter of two days. Subscribe to the Read of the Week Newsletter: https://micahwiener.substack.com/ Use code: MICAH at mybookie.ag and double your first deposit. Read it: https://sports.yahoo.com/inside-the-emotional-48-hours-that-saved-the-nb-as-bubble-050354990.html

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to Mind of Micah.
0:05.0	Today is the triumphant return of Micah's Read of the Week, the audio edition. Of course, you know by now,
0:17.3	subscribe to Micah's Read of the Week the newsletter. Some people like it better, including
0:21.8	my mother.
0:22.2	Anyway, the Some people like it better, including my mother.
0:23.0	Anyway, the subscription link for the newsletter is in the description to this podcast.
0:29.0	The subscription link is in the description.
0:31.0	I get that wrong every time. Anyway, no more promotional
0:36.2	notes for now. Today's piece is about the NBA.
0:43.0	There was a whirlwind of action.
0:46.8	Walkouts conflict and frustration inside of the NBA's bubble this week because of the actions started by the Milwaukee Bucks
0:56.2	of not playing Wednesday night.
0:59.9	Players and teams across the sports landscape in America and elsewhere in basketball and other sports. and
1:03.0	elsewhere in basketball and other sports
1:06.0	either did not play or protested.
1:09.0	It had a wide ranging effect.
1:12.0	And news is that
1:13.8	NBA will be back Saturday.
1:16.5	So if you're listening to this Saturday morning
1:19.2	the games are back, we think.
1:24.4	And I found this piece by Chris Haynes at Yahoo, a reporter who has been inside the bubble
1:30.8	to be a fascinating look at the 48 hours, a 48 hour period inside of the bubble
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