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The Golden State Warriors have joined many teams around the NBA in providing for part-time employees, announcing a $1 million relief fund after coronavirus shut down the league for a month.
Novel coronavirus has exacted a toll on our health, hearts, minds and favorite sports leagues, but even in dark times such as this, there are examples of people stepping up and doing the right thing in the face of adversity.
The latest example comes from the Golden State Warriors, who announced Friday evening that they will donate $1 million to a Disaster Relief Fund aimed at aiding their part-time employees who have been adversely affected by the stoppage of NBA games for at least the next month.
This donation comes from Warriors ownership, players and coaches to assist more than 1,000 people who work home games at Chase Center.
The Dubs are not the first NBA team to pledge their financial support to part-time workers who would’ve been unable to bring home a paycheck otherwise, as the list of teams promising to compensate these employees continues to grow:
While most teams/owners should step up and do the right thing in regards to the wages these part-time employees will be missing over the next month (at minimum), it’s still nice to actually see it happen in real time, especially during such a bleak time with all the negative coronavirus news continuing to swirl.
In addition to these teams that have promised to take care of their workers, individual players are stepping up left and right to help out. Kevin Love donated $100,000 to part-time workers at Quicken Loans Arena, while reigning MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo pledged to do the same for the Fiserv Forum staff. Zion Williamson is taking care of Smoothie King Center employees for 30 days, and Jeremy Lin will be donating $100,000 to the United States Fund for UNICEF to help fight coronavirus.
For more information about COVID-19, visit the CDC’s website or the website for your state’s Department of Health.