NHL suspends season following NBA coronavirus case

After the National Hockey League announced on Thursday that it was pausing its 2019–20 season amid growing concerns over the novel coronavirus pandemic, Major League baseball announced it was suspending spring training games and postponing the start of the 2020 season by at least two weeks.

While there are no reports of an NHL player testing positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, the NBA suspended its season on Wednesday “until further notice,” after a player on the Utah Jazz tested positive for the virus. As NHL commissioner Gary Bettman notes, several teams in the two leagues share facilities. The NHL suspension begins with tonight’s games.

“The NHL has been attempting to follow the mandates of health...

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