After video of the shooting of Jacob Blake by Kenosha police in Wisconsin—which left Blake paralyzed from the waist down—made its way across the world, NBA players staged a walkout, shutting down the entire playoffs. Over the 48 hours, rumors and leaks came out in the media about what was and was not happening between ownership and the players to either begin playing again or scrapping the season entirely. While the players believed that demonstrations such as their walkout were important contributions to the national discussion, they wanted something more tangible to happen.
Then the NBA announced that the playoffs would begin again after three days of being shut down, and that ownership had agreed to expand the number of NBA arenas that would work with state governments to provide a safe place for people to cast their votes this November. Below you’ll find the list of arenas that will be available to registered voters come this most important election.