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Oklahoma City Thunder Coach Billy Donovan invited about 1,000 people into his home recently while still practicing social distancing in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
Through videoconferencing, Donovan, 54, gave instruction for more than 80 minutes on the Coaches Clinic site, discussing his offensive philosophy and answering questions submitted to a moderator — all from the comfort of his home in Crescent Beach, Fla.
Coaches routinely give such clinics, with U.S.A. Basketball, for example, holding an annual academy. But with the N.C.A.A. men’s and women’s tournaments canceled, the N.B.A. suspended and the W.