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Nov 7, 2020Nashville 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 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 to tentatively approve the NBA’s proposal to start the 2020-21 season on Dec. 22.The source said , and Tampa, ., are also in the running. The Athletic’s Eric Koreen of several possible temporary homes for the Raptors.In the event of a geographically weighted schedule, the Raptors, according to Koreen, would likely prefer to be located closer to their Atlantic Division rivals — Boston, Brooklyn, Philadelphia and New York.Flights from Nashville, which is located in the Central time zone, to those cities are no longer than two hours.(Photo: Jason Kempin / Getty Images)

Nov 7, 2020Nashville 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 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...

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