Nets now have Governor Andrew Cuomo’s permission to train at team facility

The Brooklyn Nets and New York Knicks, along with other New York pro sports teams, can now work out at team facilities.

When the NBA first started permitting players to train at team facilities again earlier in May, there was a limited number of teams who could take advantage of the opportunity. Some teams were still in states that had yet to re-open — two being the Brooklyn Nets and New York Knicks, with New York being the epicenter of the novel coronavirus pandemic.

The Nets, Knicks and other teams expressed concern about their players being able to train with talk of the 2019-20 season resuming gaining traction, but now both of New York’s NBA franchises can get back to work at their team facilities.

On Sunday, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced professional sports teams can now begin training at their facilities in the state.

The Nets and Knicks will still need to adhere to the NBA’s guidelines regarding workouts at team facilities:

  • No more than four players would be permitted at a facility at any one time.
  • No head or assistant coaches could participate.
  • Group activity remains prohibited, including practices or scrimmages.
  • Players remain prohibited from using non-team facilities such as public health clubs, fitness centers, or gyms.