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March 12, 2020 01:56 am

NBA suspends season as player tests positive for coronavirus


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The National Basketball Association has announced that it will suspend all games after tonight until further notice, following a player on the Utah Jazz testing positive for COVID-19. “The NBA will use this hiatus to determine next steps for moving forward in response to the coronavirus pandemic,” the association said in a statement.


The Jazz were in Oklahoma City to play the Thunder this evening, but the game was called off right before it was due to start, with players already introduced and the arena packed with fans. Utah’s star center Rudy Gobert was the player who tested positive for coronavirus, according to The Athletic’s Shams Charania. The NBA says the player was not in the arena tonight.






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Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2020/3/11/21176000/nba-suspends-season-coronavirus-utah-jazz-gobert-test-covid-19

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