NBA To Ban Media From Locker Room Due To Coronavirus Concerns

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NBA To Ban Media From Locker Room Due To Coronavirus Concerns 

Post#1 » by RealGM Wiretap » Mon Mar 9, 2020 10:09 pm

The NBA is planning to limit locker room access to only player and essential team personnel in response to the coronavirus.


Teams will create a six to eight foot distance between players and media in availability sessions outside locker rooms.


Media has always had access to locker rooms to interview players both before and after games.

Via Adrian Wojnarowski, Brian Windhorst/ESPN

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Re: NBA To Ban Media From Locker Room Due To Coronavirus Concerns 

Post#2 » by TheCage4 » Tue Mar 10, 2020 12:13 am

I’d be fine with not hearing comments from the players for a while. It’ll be a nice reprieve.
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Re: NBA To Ban Media From Locker Room Due To Coronavirus Concerns 

Post#3 » by Pickled Prunes » Tue Mar 10, 2020 4:46 am

I understand the concern, but the NBA had better put a time frame on this or the players will find a way to make it permanent.
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Re: NBA To Ban Media From Locker Room Due To Coronavirus Concerns 

Post#4 » by puja21 » Tue Mar 10, 2020 1:44 pm

TheCage4 wrote:I’d be fine with not hearing comments from the players for a while. It’ll be a nice reprieve.


actually laughed reading this

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