The names of head coaches Doc Rivers of the 76ers of Philadelphia, and Michael Malone of the Denver Nuggets, were subjected to the NBA’s COVID-19 protocol on Thursday, bringing the number to seven.
The ESPN network was the first outlet to report the news about Rivers, while the Denver Post revealed the situation regarding Malone.
The Associated Press has obtained confirmation of their status from people familiar with each of these situations, but who spoke on condition of anonymity because neither of the coaches and neither of the teams had any. publicly disclosed.
Other NBA head coaches subject to protocol are Frank Vogel (Los Angeles Lakers), Billy Donovan (Chicago Bulls), Monty Williams (Phoenix Suns), Chauncey Billups (Portland Trail Blazers) and Mark Daigneault (Thunder d ‘Oklahoma City).
Separately, around 120 players as of early Thursday found themselves subject to the protocols.
