Heat Latest Team Likely To Begin Season Without Fans Present

It it likely that the Heat will begin the season "without any fans in attendance" at AmericanAirlines Arena, according to Anthony Chiang of the MIAMI HERALD. As of yesterday, the Hawks, Grizzlies and Jazz are the only teams that have "announced they plan to welcome some amount of fans for home games when the season begins." The Hawks "plan to allow only friends and family to attend for the first few home games of the season before hosting a limited number of fans (less than 10 percent capacity) for the game on Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Jan. 18." The Grizzlies are "planning to allow about 20 percent of seating capacity, which is a little more than 3,600 fans seated six feet apart." The Jazz will "reduce seating capacity to 1,500 in the lower bowl and limited seating on the suite level at Vivint Smart Home Arena" (MIAMI HERALD, 12/3).