The Pelicans-Kings game scheduled for Wednesday evening will likely be the final game for an indefinite time as the NBA suspended the season following the night’s games. The move came after Rudy Gobert was diagnosed with the Coronavirus.
The diagnosis came after the Thunder-Jazz game was abruptly stopped seconds before tip-off by an Oklahoma City team doctor. Within minutes of the game being abandoned, The Athletic’s Shams Charania tweeted that Gobert had tested positive for the virus.
A league-wide statement was nearly immediately released notifying the public that the league would be suspended indefinitely. On ESPN, Adrian Wojnarowski gave further detail that the league would finish the games scheduled for Wednesday, including the Sacramento Kings against the New Orleans Pelicans.
Tonight’s Pelicans-Kings game will be played as scheduled.
Statement from the NBA: pic.twitter.com/s00BxQWbpR
— New Orleans Pelicans (@PelicansNBA) March 12, 2020
Given the schedule on Wednesday, the Pelicans-Kings game will be the final NBA game for an indefinite time and will likely be one of the final basketball games and sporting events period as other professional sports leagues and the NCAA will potentially follow suit.
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