LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. The Orlando Magic announced Wednesday that their home arena will serve as an early voting site for the upcoming general election, continuing the rapidly growing movement from across the NBA to open buildings to voters in the coming weeks.
Voting to me is the most American thing you can do for a democracy to work, said Magic center Mo Bamba, who will be working at the arena as a volunteer during early voting.
I think the idea originated with the NBA and the players, Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer said.
Multiple other teams, including Miami, are pushing local and county officials to allow their facilities be early voting sites starting next week as well.
Top NBA players such as LeBron James have been promoting the need to vote this fall for some time.