As the NBA continues to strengthen theirs Health and Safety Protocols to combat the pandemic of COVID-19 in progress, the League will begin requiring players to wear masks KN95 He Kf94 in all cases where necessary, sources told ESPN.
The policy will take effect sometime this week, sources said, as the League is in the process of handing over the masks to the 30 teams before making it mandatory for them to wear them. The NBA also plans to more strictly enforce its current rules regarding the use of masks in calendar games scheduled for Friday.
according to the League Health and Safety ProtocolsWhenever players, coaches or staff members are required to wear them, even while sitting on the bench during games, they will now be required to wear masks. KN95 He Kf94. Players can sit alone in a “cooling” area immediately after leaving games to catch their breath, but once they do, they are supposed to return to the bench area and wear a mask.
This is just one of several changes the NBA has made in recent weeks to adjust its protocols and keep the season running while there are still more than 100,000 new cases of COVID-19 per day, according to the data tracker. ‘ Center for Disease Control and Prevention and how the League has had to postpone nearly two dozen games. Others include preventing players from having guests in their hotel rooms on the road, as well as limiting interactions between them on the court before and after games.
The NBA was forced to postpone its 23rd game of the season Monday night, when play between the Detroit Pistons and the Denver Nuggets was suspended due to an inconclusive test within the Pistons’ travel group. , according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, who later reported that the team traveled to Salt Lake City and will be able to play Tuesday night’s game against the Utah Jazz as scheduled.
In addition, the League has begun rescheduling games that had previously been postponed in an effort to begin regaining the ground it has lost in an attempt to bring each team to its 72 originally scheduled games. One of those rescheduled games, between the Washington Wizards and the Portland Trail Blazers, will take place Tuesday night.
The League is also in the process of taking off its bubble League G in Orlando, with games scheduled to begin next week and continue into the coming weeks.