The NBA Coaches Association is concerned new league standards and guidelines could bar team staffers in high-risk categories for COVID-19 from attending the restart in Orlando and could "severely jeopardize" future employment opportunities.

"The health and safety of all NBA coaches is our main concern," the NBCA told ESPN in a statement. "However, we are also concerned with a coach's opportunity to work and to not have their ability to secure future jobs be severely jeopardized. The league assured us that a coach will not be excluded solely because of age.

"We feel the medical review process is designed to flag only those individuals who pose significant threats of substantial harm to themselves that cannot be reduced or eliminated by the NBA's considerable steps to create a healthy and safe atmosphere in Orlando.

"Adam (Silver) and the NBA have created a situation in Orlando that is likely far safer than in our coaches' home markets. Absent a significant threat, we believe a coach should be able to understand and assume their individual risks, waive liability, and coach in Orlando."

Warren LeGarie, the agent for D'Antoni and Gentry, told ESPN on Wednesday: "I hope there is a basketball solution to this issue rather than a legal one."