In the rapidly changing world during the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, the NBA announced a sudden and sweeping measure late Wednesday night that they will suspend the current season after a player tested positive for COVID-19, the novel coronavirus.
According to The Athletic’s Shams Charania, Utah Jazz star center Rudy Gobert was the player who tested positive for the coronavirus. The game that Gobert and his Jazz were supposed to play in against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday night was called off just minutes before it was supposed to start. According to Tony Jones of The Athletic, both teams are still quarantined in their locker rooms.
Both teams and lockerrooms are currently quarantined. Nobody has left Chesapeake Arena
— Tony Jones (@Tjonesonthenba) March 12, 2020
It’s unclear how the NBA will proceed, but it’s clear for now that the league will be suspended until further notice. President Donald Trump announced a 30-day flight ban for the European Union on Wednesday night. Earlier in the day, the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus a pandemic.
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