NBA suspends season due to coronavirus
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NBA suspends season due to coronavirus
The league had discussed playing empty arena games.
By
Mark Osborne
March 11, 2020, 9:38 PM
The NBA has suspended its season due to the novel coronavirus outbreak.
The announcement came after a confusing mid-game suspension of play between the Utah Jazz and Oklahoma City Thunder. The NBA announced a player tested positive for coronavirus.
"The NBA announced that a player on the Utah Jazz has preliminarily tested positive for COVID-19<' the league said in a statement. "The test result was reported shortly prior to the tip-off of tonights game between the Jazz and Oklahoma City Thunder at Chesapeake Energy Arena. At that time, tonights game was canceled. The affected player was not in the arena."
"The NBA is suspending game play following the conclusion of tonights schedule of games until further notice," it added. "The NBA will use this hiatus to determine next steps for moving forward in regard to the coronavirus pandemic."