{"id":30607,"date":"2020-04-29T14:00:19","date_gmt":"2020-04-29T18:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonprobasketball.com\/?p=30607"},"modified":"2020-04-29T11:38:24","modified_gmt":"2020-04-29T15:38:24","slug":"nba-teams-helping-out-in-the-coronavirus-pandemic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2020\/04\/29\/nba-teams-helping-out-in-the-coronavirus-pandemic\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA Teams Helping Out in the Coronavirus Pandemic"},"content":{"rendered":"

Many NBA teams are stepping up to help in this coronavirus pandemic. This includes Mark Cuban of the Dallas Mavericks<\/a>, who was the first person to pay his employees. Since then, many NBA organizations have stepped up and some have even gone beyond the call of duty. This article will look at just a few examples of how NBA organizations are helping in this COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n

The Positive Role of NBA Teams in the Coronavirus Pandemic
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NBA Teams Helping Out Employees<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The Dallas Mavericks was the first organization to publicly state they would help their own employees during the NBA suspension.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI reached out … to find out what it would cost to financially support people who aren\u2019t going to be able to come to work.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u2013Mark Cuban on his plan for Mavericks employees during the NBA suspension pic.twitter.com\/McOl1vHUqO<\/a><\/p>\n

— ESPN (@espn) March 12, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n