Since the NBA suspended play on March 11 due to concerns over the novel coronavirus outbreak, multiple players across the league have stepped forward to help others in the United States’ time of need.
The latest player to make a major contribution, however, is helping out his home country, Bosnia. Brooklyn Nets wing Dzanan Musa is purchasing medical supplies for the Cantonal Hospital following the first coronavirus death in Bihac, Bosnia, his hometown, according to Chris Milholen of Nets Daily.
Musa told Milholen those in Bihac trying to combat the novel coronavirus are “desperate to get things right now.” The Nets wing also added:
My hometown of Bihac is desperate to get things right now. The equipment was ordered according to the instructions of the management of the Cantonal Hospital in Bihac. The equipment is currently in high demand and almost impossible to find but we were lucky enough to reach a supplier through a friend. I would appeal to anyone but who is able to get involved in helping.
Others who have been helped out in this time are the hourly and part-time arena employees across the league, who lose out on their paychecks with the stoppage in play. The Nets and Barclays Center have committed to pay their employees during the hiatus, through May.