The NBA returns this week as the season resumes with a 22-team tournament being played out at Walt Disney World in Florida.

Play has been shutdown since March 11, but the league has drawn up a unique mini-tournament which will determine an NBA champion for this strangest of seasons.

Here the PA news agency looks at five talking points before tip-off.

Welcome to the bubble

Not all 30 teams were invited to Florida. Only 22 will play – 13 from the Western Conference and nine from the Eastern Conference, with entry restricted to those teams who had a shot at the play-offs when the season was suspended in March. The teams will play eight regular-season seeding games before a possible play-in series, after which the standard 16-team play-offs will get under way.

Can the Lakers get rolling again?

The Lakers got most of the attention, but the best team in the NBA prior to shutdown were the Bucks with a record of 53-12. Giannis Antetokounmpo was making a strong case to repeat as MVP. The Bucks' strength has been on the defensive end, but they had slowed down before the shutdown, losing three straight regular season games. As the season resumes, they will need to show they have rediscovered their mojo in a spell which could have long-term implications for Antetokounmpo's future.

Black Lives Matter

The NBA and its players have long been vocal supporters of the Black Lives Matter movement, and the message will have prominence again as play resumes. Players have been invited to put their own slogans on jerseys, while the Black Lives Matter message will be on the courts during games. NBA rules state that players, coaches and other staff must stand for the national anthem, but reports in the United States suggest the league may choose not to enforce those rules should players state a wish to kneel.