Dr. Vivek Murthy Live Q&A on @ NBA Twitter TODAY!
The 19th Surgeon General of the United States and advisor to the NBA Dr. Vivek Murthy will host a live Q&A on NBA Twitter to answer questions and discuss the latest developments around the coronavirus pandemic. NBA fans and followers can submit questions to Dr. Murthy by tweeting using the hashtag #NBATogether.
Today's Twitter Q&A is with the 19th Surgeon General of the United States, Dr. Vivek Murthy!@vivek_murthy will be answering your questions and ours starting at 4pm/et. Submit using #NBATogether
— NBA (@NBA) April 1, 2020
Josh Harris, David Blitzer and the 76ers Step Up
The team’s six-figure contribution provided Philly students transitioning to e-learning with 10,000 laptops, nearly 200k meals for more than 150,000 families and gloves and sanitizer to local hospitals via the PHL COVID-19 Fund and Philabundance.
Yesterday, Harris and Blitzer made a significant donation to New Jersey’s RWJBarnabas Health to secure funds for ventilators and surgical masks along with hand sanitizer, gloves, gowns, cleaning supplies and eye protection for the 35,000-plus employees.
On Tuesday, Ben Simmons and the Mayor of Philadelphia thanked the Sixers for its multi-million dollar donations, after Simmons addressed fans on Monday helping to launch The Philly Pledge.
Kevin Love Promotes Mental Health and Community
Kevin joined The Daily Show with Trevor Noah last night and CBS This Morning today to discuss coping with mental health and anxieties during this time.
Cleveland @Cavs' @KevinLove is drawing new attention to mental health, a problem for many Americans amid the #coronavirus pandemic.
The @NBA star, who has opened up about his struggles with mental health, joins us with his tips to get help during this time of social distancing. pic.twitter.com/jVwnAf7md6
— CBS Mornings (@CBSMornings) April 1, 2020
He also discusses his pride in NBA teams and players rallying around their community in such harsh times.
During this coronavirus sports shutdown, the internet has been the best place to get information directly from your favorite athlete. It’s also become the place to meet your favorite athlete, being that they have all of this rare free time on their hands.
MEET YOUR FAVORITE HOOPS STARS
Every weekday, members of the NBA and WNBA family will engage with fans globally by hosting these sessions and taking questions from fans on live. Every night at 8 p.m. ET, classic games are streamed on NBA Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Twitch.
Wednesday, April 1
- Instagram – Skylar Diggins-Smith will be going live from the NBA Instagram account today at 3:00 p.m. ET.
- Twitter – Former US Surgeon General, Dr. Vivek Murthy
Thursday, April 2
- Twitter: Shareef Abdur-Rahim (NBA G League President)
Friday, April 3
- Instagram – Steph Curry
- Twitter – Monty McCutchen (Head of Referee Development and Training)
