According to Bleacher Report, “the Brooklyn Nets and New York Knicks, in collaboration with the NBA, are donating 1 million surgical masks to essential workers across the state of New York.

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo shared the news and a message of gratitude on Twitter.”

During the coronavirus pandemic, finding medical equipment hasn’t been the easiest task for healthcare workers.

According to Vox’s Lois Parshley, “healthcare workers throughout the United States have done things ranging from washing disposable masks to wearing trash bags to cover their mouths and clean equipment with “unproven methods” because of not having adequate supplies available.”