JUST IN: The NBA has announced that the rest of its season is being suspended. A player with the Utah Jazz has preliminarily tested positive for the coronavirus, the league says.
The news came after the NBA game between the Utah Jazz and Oklahoma City Thunder was abruptly postponed on Wednesday night. Players for both teams were on the court at the Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City for warm-ups but were called back to the locker rooms. The NBA said the affected player was not in the arena and the test results were reported shortly before tip-off.
"The NBA will use this hiatus to determine next steps for moving forward in regard to the coronavirus pandemic."Read MoreJuan Guerra II, who says he is an avid Thunder fan, told CNN they had presented the National Anthem and announced the starting lineups."And then boom, a guy in a suit started a joint conversation with all the referees, then both head coaches -- next thing you knew the Jazz went into the locker room and then the Thunder," he said.
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