COVID-19 is changing the way we live our lives, but for people like basketball coach Chris Daleo, it's costing more than a few seconds at the sink.<\/p>\n
\"My hope is that the phone rings,\" said Daleo.<\/p>\n
Unfortunately, like many others Daleo is without a job and just waiting for the coronavirus pandemic to pass.<\/p>\n
The former Rockford Lightning head coach was unaware of the true gravity of the situation until a recent post-game press conference in South Korea.<\/p>\n
\"The first question that was posed to me was \"What's your travel arrangements? Because we're shutting down our borders and shutting down flights.\" I'm like 'Wait a second. I've got to get the heck out of here.'\"<\/p>\n
Daleo's season was canceled and he escaped just before being trapped by any travel restrictions. He says life changed dramatically before his departure.<\/p>\n
\"A lot of face-masks, a lot of hand washing and a lot of temperature checking and then a lot of disappointment and a lot of broken dreams.\"<\/p>\n
The dream has definitely been real over the last few years where Daleo has pushed Thailand hoops forward.<\/p>\n
He won five straight league titles with Hi-Tech Bangkok City and reached 99th in the FIBA world rankings with the men's national team.<\/p>\n
\"I have a good body of work, productive, championships so you're always looking for opportunities and that's kind of where I'm at.\"<\/p>\n
Daleo was well on his way to a sixth championship in a row, but that season is done and his status with the national team is up in the air.<\/p>\n
He says the pandemic puts an end to all of that progress.<\/p>\n
\"I was hoping to keep that momentum going and keep that train going onto other things or bigger things, but this kind of derails it a little bit.\"<\/p>\n
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