The National Basketball Association (NBA) has suspended its season after a Utah Jazz player has “preliminarily” tested positive for COVID-19. “The test result was reported shortly prior to the tip-off of tonight’s game between the Jazz and Oklahoma City Thunder at Chesapeake Energy Arena,” the NBA said in a statement shared Wednesday evening. “At that time, tonight’s game was cancelled.
The affected player was not in the arena.” READ MORE: WHO declares novel coronavirus disease a pandemic The statement said the NBA is suspending gameplay after all matches are completed on Wednesday: “The NBA will use this hiatus to determine next steps for moving forward in regard to the coronavirus pandemic.” The news comes two days after the Toronto
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