On Wednesday, a Utah Jazz player tested positive for the coronavirus, leading to the NBA suspending its season “until further notice”.
“The NBA is suspending game play following the conclusion of tonight’s schedule of games until further notice,” the league said in a statement issued shortly after 9:30 p.m. ET. “The NBA will use this hiatus to determine next steps for moving forward in regard to the coronavirus pandemic.”
Players from teams the Jazz have played within the past 10 days are being told to self-quarantine, sources told ESPN’s Brian Windhorst. Those teams are the Cleveland Cavaliers, New York Knicks, Boston Celtics, Detroit Pistons and the Toronto Raptors.
The player is the Jazz’s Rudy Gobert, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. That led to Utah’s game at Oklahoma City being postponed just before tipoff.
The NBA is expected to address the next steps with teams when it conducts a call with the Board of Governors at 12:30 p.m. ET, sources tell ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne.
As with everything related to this current pandemic, this story will be developing.