NBA sets guidelines for reopening of facilities - TSN

The NBA released a list of guidelines on Monday for the reopening of team facilities amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

Facilities can open no earlier than May 8, provided that there is no stay-at-home order in place by local government.

No more than four players can be in a facility at a time and no coaches or assistant coaches can be present. All group activity remains prohibited, so no scrimmages or practices are permitted. Players remain forbidden to use non-team facilities such as gyms or health clubs.

All player participation will remain voluntary.

For teams in cities where stay-at-home orders are still in place, the league is working on "alternative arrangements."

In a memo to teams sent earlier on Monday, The Athletic's Shams Charania reports that the league said that it is impossible to regularly test all players and staff at this time for the virus.

NBA has informed its teams of this reality in a memo, per sources: “It is not possible or appropriate in the current public health context to regularly test all players and staff for COVID-19.” These protocols may be modified.

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) April 27, 2020

Charania also notes that when facilities open, players must be wearing facemasks at all times outside of physical activities, any staff members must wear gloves and physical distancing of at least 12 feet is in effect.

Sources: When NBA’s facilities open as soon as May 8, players must wear facemasks at all times, except when in physical activity; staffers working with players must wear gloves; physical distancing of at least 12 feet.

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) April 27, 2020

The NBA season has been suspended since March 11.

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2020-04-27 19:40:09Z
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