Nashville is among the cities being considered as a temporary home for the NBA’s Toronto Raptors, according to a source with knowledge of the team’s plans.
Raptors officials visited Nashville earlier this week, the source said. Bridgestone Arena, home to the NHL’s Predators, regularly hosts the SEC men’s basketball tournament.
Last month, The Athletic’s John Hollinger wrote that the Raptors “will likely have to be U.S.-based for most or all of 2020-21” because of COVID-19. Canada has closed the border to nonessential travel. The Toronto Blue Jays played their home games this past season in Buffalo, N.Y.
The National Basketball Players Association voted Thursday night to tentatively approve the NBA’s proposal to start the 2020-21 season on Dec. 22.
The source said Kansas City, Mo., and Tampa, Fla., are also in the running. The Athletic’s Eric Koreen recently weighed the pros and cons of several…
