NBA, MLB, MLS join NHL in limiting media access over coronavirus concerns

OAKLAND, CA – APRIL 23: Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr speaks to the media after practice at the Rakuten Performance Center in Oakland, Calif., on Tuesday, April 23, 2019. The Warriors play the Los Angeles Clippers in Game 5 of the Western Conference playoffs on Wednesday at Oracle Arena. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group)Four major American sports leagues are taking the unprecedented step of banning all media members from locker rooms amid the outbreak of coronavirus across the globe.

The NBA, NHL, MLB and MLS announced in a joint statement released Monday that only “players and essential employees” will be allowed into locker rooms before and after games until further notice…