Danny Ainge hopes it’s a matter of time before Boston Celtics players can return to the team’s practice facility in Brighton, as the NBA plots a return to play in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.
“Massachusetts has been one of the slowest in opening things up, so our next phase is we’ll open up our facility,” Ainge, the Celtics’ president of basketball operations, told ESPN in a podcast interview released Thursday evening.
“We’re hoping to do it next week,” he added.
Ainge’s comments come as Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker prepares to announce the first phase of the hard-hit state’s reopening plans on Monday, though it remains unclear which specific businesses that were deemed nonessential will be able to reopen their workplaces — and when.