After teams participating in the NBA's playoffs in Orlando refused to play their games in protest recently over the police killing of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin, the NBA and its players union struck a deal to resume the competition that aims to increase voter turnout this November. During the general election, NBA arenas will turn into safe in-person voting locations.

The deal, made after the players solicited advice from former President Barack Obama, will allow team representatives in cities where the league franchise "owns and controls the arena property" to convert the spaces to handle voting. A few teams, including the Washington Wizards, the Detroit Pistons, and the Charlotte Hornets, had already committed earlier this summer to make their arenas available. The post-protest deal has spurred several other teams to join in the offer, including the Los Angeles Clippers, the New York Knicks, and the Dallas Mavericks.