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Report: NBA to Ask for Medical Records of Team Personnel

The NBA continues to work on finalizing the details surrounding their 22-team restart plan. ESPN’s Zach Lowe and Adrian Wojnarowski reported on Wednesday that the league is expected to ask team personnel for their personal medical histories in order to assess individuals’ risk of serious illness if the coronavirus spreads in the league’s bubble environment. A panel of physicians will review the medical histories and make recommendations, but it’s unclear if they will have the power to bar individuals from making the trip to Walt Disney World Resort:

It is unclear what authority, if any, that panel might have in prohibiting any personnel from attending the league’s restart — or placing limitations upon them — but there is some anxiety about such limitations among teams, sources said.