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Steph Curry reacts on social media to NBA suspending season due to coronavirus: ‘protect yourself and stay safe’

Stephen Curry’s return from injury has been limited to one game while the NBA season is suspended due to coronavirus.

After missing 58 games due to a broken hand injury, Stephen Curry made his long-awaited return to the court against the Toronto Raptors on March 5. Just one day later, Curry was back on the injury report with the seasonal flu.

The two-time Most Valuable Player was in line to make his second return to the Golden State Warriors on Thursday night against the Brooklyn Nets. While the game was slated to be played in an empty Chase Center with no fans in the crowd, Golden State’s contest against the Nets has been postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.

After Rudy Gobert of the Utah Jazz tested positive for coronavirus on Wednesday night, the NBA suspended the 2019-20 season. The league will be on hiatus until further notice.

Curry and other members of the Warriors went to social media to react to the news of the season being on hold due to COVID-19.

Via @StephenCurry30:

After playing only five games in the 2019-20 season, Golden State’s point guard was expected to use the remaining 17 games on the calendar to build chemistry with his teammates while adjusting to his surgically repaired hand.

However, Curry and the rest NBA are currently in a holding period until the NBA determines the future of the season.

Rookie Eric Paschall reacts on social media to the NBA suspending the season due to coronavirus

With 17 games left on the Warriors schedule, the NBA has officially suspended the season due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Following a positive coronavirus test from Utah Jazz All-Star center Rudy Gobert, the NBA suspended the 2019-20 season until further notice. In a statement from NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, the league will be without play for at least 30-days due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Members across the NBA have taken to social media to react to the news of the league going on hiatus due to the coronavirus. The Golden State Warriors first-year forward Eric Paschall responded to his hectic rookie season being put on hold.

Via @epaschall:

After taking trips to five consecutive NBA Finals appearances, The Warriors selected Paschall out of Villanova in the second round of the 2019 NBA draft. Since being drafted, Paschall’s new team has gone through a transition period that led the Warriors to the bottom of the NBA’s standings.

In Paschall’s rookie season, six of his teammates have been traded, two-time Most Valuable Player Stephen Curry has only played five games and now the status of his final 17 games are up in the air.

Following the league coming to a halt due to COVID-19, Paschall shared a post on his Twitter for everyone to “be safe.”

The Golden State Warriors were slated to host the Brooklyn Nets in San Francisco on Thursday evening with no fans in attendance at Chase Center in San Francisco. However, the next time the Warriors will take the court now comes with a question mark.

Warriors release statement following the NBA’s decision to suspend season due to coronavirus

The NBA has suspended the season until further notice following a player from the Utah Jazz preliminarily testing positive for coronavirus.

Due to precautions set for the coronavirus, the Golden State Warriors were scheduled to host the Brooklyn Nets on Thursday with no fans in attendance at Chase Center in San Francisco.

Yet, the Warriors game against the Nets has been put on hold. After a player for the Utah Jazz preliminarily tested positive for the coronavirus, the NBA has decided to suspend the season. The NBA will use their “hiatus” to figure out the next steps for the league.

According to Shams Charania of The Athletic, Utah’s All-Star center Rudy Gobert preliminarily tested positive for coronavirus. Gobert was listed as questionable against the Oklahoma City Thunder with an illness.

The contest between the Jazz and Oklahoma City Thunder became the first official game postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Following the league suspending play until further notice, The Golden State Warriors released a statement in support of the NBA’s decision to halt the season in wake of the growing COVID-19 threat.

Via @loganmmurdock:

The Warriors have 17 games left on the calendar, with seven of them scheduled to take place in San Francisco. However, the future of the 2019-20 season is entering uncharted waters.