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Report: NBA Considering Limiting Locker Room Access Due to Coronavirus Fears

The NBA is considering limiting locker room access to only players and team personnel due to concerns over the coronavirus, according to The Athletic's Shams Charania.

The league would set up another space for the media to conduct interviews, reports Charania.

On Friday, the NBA reportedly sent a memo to teams explaining that they should be preparing to play games without fans in attendance as a result of the coronavirus outbreak. Per The New York Times' Marc Stein, they alerted teams to put together contingency plans in case "it were to become necessary to play a game with only essential staff present.