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Lakers like the Orlando version of Staples Center: 'It is pretty dope' https://t.co/uKYt9UKDqM

— LakerTom (@LakerTom) July 22, 2020

The NBA bubble court 👀

(via @SIChrisMannix)pic.twitter.com/hlVLdiHuiu

— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) July 21, 2020

Before the Lakers started practice Saturday on Disney’s ESPN Wide World of Sports campus, LeBron James and Anthony Davis got a peek at the arena where they would be playing games.

They saw the video screens surrounding the court, where it’s possible virtual fans will be shown during a game. They saw the bench area where seats will be spaced apart, nothing like the knee-to-knee setup on a normal NBA bench. The court reads Black Lives Matter just in front of a plexiglass box that encloses the scorer’s table.

“I think it’s pretty cool how they’ll have the big monitors, where you can have your family, friends, fans, whoever, kind of be in the arena,” Davis said. “I think that’s a pretty dope idea. I know they’re still trying to figure out some things as far as lighting and sound and stuff. But I think the whole concept of it is pretty dope.”

“We need justice for Breonna Taylor,” will be Alex Caruso’s response to any basketball questions today, he says. He says players have collectively decided that’s a way that they can make an impact from inside the bubble.

— Tania Ganguli (@taniaganguli) July 22, 2020

https://twitter.com/hmfaigen/status/1285972245676879872

Frank Vogel, speaking about the Lakers coaching staff's commitment to social justice: "We fully, fully, fully support the Black Lives Matter movement and I feel like we as a country has never been in a position of strength to affect change that we’re in right now."

— Dave McMenamin (@mcten) July 22, 2020