MIAMI – For NBA coaches, masks are required this season. Jackets are not.Rules for coaching attire will be relaxed by the league this year, though not as much as was the case during play at the bubble at Walt Disney World this past summer.
Suit jackets or sport coats will not be required — but coaches won’t be able to wear the short-sleeved shirts that most donned for games in the bubble, either.The new league mandate, as detailed in a memo sent to coaches Sunday and obtained by The Associated Press, requires “business attire ...
dress shirts, pants, socks, and shoes.” There’s no mention of ties, which some coaches have often gone without in recent years.The biggest change, though, is the masks, a decision made with safety in mind as the.