Daily Mail: The NBA season is SUSPENDED over coronavirus: All games are cancelled as Utah Jazz player Rudy Gobert tests positive and fans are dramatically sent home just before tip-off
* NBA has cancelled all games 'until further notice' and will use hiatus to determine' next steps for moving forward in regard to the coronavirus pandemic'
* The Oklahoma City Thunder's game against the Utah Jazz was postponed Wednesday night after a player got coronavirus
* NBA stated 'the test result was reported shortly prior to the tip-off of tonight's game' and 'the affected player was not in the arena'
* Jazz center Rudy Gobert recently got sick after touching the microphones and recorders of reporters and a source claimed he tested positive for COVID-19
* But it was reported Gobert was 'feeling good, strong and stable — and was feeling strong enough to play tonight'
* NBA owners were previously leaning toward a proposal to temporarily play games without fans in the buildings in response to the global concerns
The NBA has cancelled its season, it was announced Wednesday night, after the Oklahoma City Thunder's game against the Utah Jazz was postponed with no explanation and it was later announced a player had contracted coronavirus.
The league confirmed in a statement that 'the test result was reported shortly prior to the tip-off of tonight's game' and 'the affected player was not in the arena'.
'The NBA is suspending game play following the conclusion of tonight's schedule of games until further notice,' a statement read. 'The NBA will use this hiatus to determine the next steps for moving forward in regard to the coronavirus pandemic.'
Jazz center Rudy Gobert recently got sick after touching the microphones and recorders of reporters, it was recently reported.
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Canceled for the common cold.
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