The first live basketball played in the United States during the coronavirus pandemic won't be the NBA or WNBA, that title will go to The Basketball Tournament (TBT) when it kicks off on July 4. Since 2014, TBT has brought some of the best ballers from around the globe together to compete in a high stakes tournament where the winning team wins $1 million. Due to the pandemic, some changes have been made so the event can still take place, but most of the gameplay will remain the same.
Instead of the tournament taking place across nine different cities in the United States, the entirety of the tournament will take place in one location, at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio over the course of 10 days. All players and staffers helping with the event will be quarantined in a central location, with frequent testing to try as best as possible to limit the exposure of the virus. Fans won't be in attendance, but the entire tournament will be televised in the U.S., and will also be available to watch via live stream in over 135 countries.
TBT popularized the Elam Ending, where the game clock is shut off halfway through the fourth quarter, and a target score is set to determine a winner. This tactic makes the ending of the game far more entertaining, as both teams have an incentive to remain competitive until the target score is reached. The Elam Ending has been so successful for TBT, that the NBA used it during the 2020 NBA All-Star Game, which created one of the most memorable events in NBA All-Star Weekend history.
The tournament will include 24 teams, and features some well known former college standouts, as well as some former NBA players, none more notable than seven-time All-Star Joe Johnson. The former NBA player will be playing for Overseas Elite, which has won four of the six titles in TBT history. Johnson will be joined by NBA veteran Jarrett Jack, as Overseas Elite looks to exact some revenge for losing in the championship in 2019 against Carmen's Crew.
Here's all the information you need to know about the 2020 edition of The Basketball Tournament.
Viewing information
Dates: July 4 - July 14 | Schedule: Times, dates, TV info
TV: ESPN/ESPN2 | Live stream: ESPN app
Teams
- Boeheim's Army (Syracuse alumni)
- Golden Eagles (Marquette Alumni)
- Team Brotherly Love
- Playing for Jimmy V (V Foundation)
- Armored Athlete
- Sideline Cancer
- War Tampa
- Team Hines
- Stillwater Stars (Oklahoma State alumni)
- Power of the Paw (Clemson alumni)
- Carmen's Crew (Ohio State alumni)
- Overseas Elite
- House of 'Paign (Illinois alumni)
- Men of Mackey (Purdue alumni)
- Red Scare (Dayton alumni)
- The Money Team
- Primetime Players
- Big X
- Heartfire
- Team CP3
- Herd That (Marshall alumni)
- D2
- Peoria All-Stars
- Eberlein Drive
- Team Challenge ALS
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