NBA Suspends Season Amid Coronavirus

UNDATED (AP) – The NBA season has been suspended until further notice over concerns about the virus outbreak.  The decision was announced after a Utah Jazz player tested positive Wednesday for the coronavirus, and only hours after the majority of the league’s owners were leaning toward playing games without fans in arenas. A person with knowledge of the situation said the player who tested positive was Jazz center Rudy Gobert. The Jazz released a statement saying a player – they did not identify Gobert – tested negative Wednesday morning for flu, strep throat and an upper respiratory infection. That player’s symptoms diminished as the day went along, but the decision was made to test for COVID-19. That test came back with a preliminary positive result.
The league says it will use the hiatus to determine next steps for moving forward regarding the pandemic.