This is news that will please a lot of coaches, and in particular Doc Rivers, who complained about not being able to be heard, along the sideline, with their mask on the mouth.
According to The Athletic, coaches fully vaccinated against Covid-19 will indeed be able to remove their masks at the edge of the field, more than 85% of the members of “coaching staff” in the NBA now being vaccinated.
What to avoid seeing the technicians continually remove and put back their masks, as a good part of them had taken the habit.
Fully-vaccinated NBA head coaches are no longer required to wear facemasks when coaching games, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium. This is in light of vaccination rates among coaches and recent CDC guidance.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) May 22, 2021
