The Rockets have not been affected like Landry's Inc., or its Golden Nugget casinos, where Fertitta is reportedly losing more than $2 million a day.
But in NBA circles, Fertitta is who executives, agents and fellow owners point to as the one who could face the most financial trouble.
Feritta furloughed nearly 75 percent of his workforce before Texas Gov. Greg Abbott partially reopened the state to allow businesses to operate at 25-percent capacity.
Fertitta, who's always good for a colorful quote, told Amick he wouldn't sell the Rockets "unless the whole world came to an end and then it wouldn’t matter" and he'd only sell "because we don’t exist anymore as a country with the rule of law. We’re having anarchy in the street, and at that point there’s no buyers."
He touted recovering from financial crises in 1987, 2000 and 2007.
Fertitta, a 62-year-old Galveston native with an estimated $4.9 billion fortune, had an annual payroll of $1.5 billion at Landry's.
The Rockets' payroll is $130 million, which is 13th in the NBA.
Fertitta insists the Rockets have no financial problem, despite the issues elsewhere.
He pointed out the team is building a new practice facility and he just bought a 767 plane for the team's players.
The Rockets business is "in a silo" of its own, according to Fertitta.
“The Rockets are sitting on a huge revolver and a bunch of cash right now," he told The Atheltic. "And the Rockets are able to build up cash because nobody has to take it out to live on.”
Fertitta's main concern right now is balancing the economic benefits of reopening his Texas restaurants at 25 percent capacity.
There is the fear they open and no one shows up, or that bringing in the labor and restocking coolers may not be worth it for only a quarter of its potential.