NBA teams worried about coronavirus affecting older staff COVID19
The NBA will have to decide who is considered essential game staff should play resume amid the coronavirus pandemic, ESPN reported.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has identified people 65 or older or people of any age with an underlying medical condition as being more susceptible to COVID-19. Currently, there are six NBA head coaches who are 60 and older, with three 65 and older: Alvin Gentry, New Orleans Pelicans, 65; Mike D'Antoni, Houston Rockets, 68; and Gregg Popovich, San Antonio Spurs, 71.
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