There was a lot of consternation and outrage last week, led mostly by Denver Nuggets coach Mike Malone but also echoed by Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James, regarding the fact that the NBA’s rules for guests had not allowed staff members any allowances in terms of having visitors on campus. Players and referees were both allowed to have guests after the first round of the playoffs but staff members were not given those same allowances.
According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, that should all change for staff members of the four teams who make it to the Conference Finals stage of the playoffs.
Guests — who must be family or longtime friends — would travel to Orlando either on a single plane or vehicle Monday and begin a seven-day quarantine in Orlando, per the memo. Each guest — like others in the bubble — would undergo daily coronavirus testing.
LeBron publicly bemoaned the fact that coaches weren’t allowed to have guests last week.
