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Steve Kerr Says Team USA Coaches Still Plan on Tokyo Olympics Amid Coronavirus

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Team USA men's basketball's coaching staff is still preparing as if the 2020 Summer Olympics, which are scheduled to begin in Tokyo on July 24, will happen in the midst of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr, who is an assistant under Team USA head coach (and San Antonio Spurs leader) Gregg Popovich, noted the following to reporters Tuesday in a conference call (h/t Nick Friedell of ESPN):

"Pop and I have spoken a couple of times over the last week or so.