It has only been a week since the NBA decided to suspend the 2019-20 season, but the rapid spread of the coronavirus has forced the league office to take several preventative steps to ensure the safety of the players and teams.
The league recently came out with guidelines that allowed NBA players to travel outside of their team’s city but asked them to work out only at their home gym or practice facilities due to social distancing protocol. Players were also expected to check in with their team’s daily during the hiatus.
However, after more cases of coronavirus were discovered around the league, the NBA decided to enact more measures, according to Tim Bontemps of ESPN:
The NBA sent out a memo Thursday afternoon stating that, starting Friday, all 30 NBA teams must close their practice and training facilities to players and staff until further notice, sources told ESPN.