The NBA has suspended the 2019-20 season after Utah Jazz player Rudy Gobert reportedly tested positive for the COVID-19 coronavirus."The NBA announced that a player on the Utah Jazz 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. At that time, tonight’s game was canceled. The affected player was not in the arena," the NBA said in a statement. "The NBA is suspending game play following the conclusion of tonight’s schedule of games until further notice. The NBA will use this hiatus to determine next steps for moving forward in regard to the coronavirus pandemic."The suspending of NBA games will go into effect after Wednesday night's games are complete. The Utah Jazz and Oklahoma City Thunder was seconds away from tipping off when the game was halted and eventually canceled 30 minutes later.The Utah Jazz released a statement, which you can read below.
News broke earlier tonight that Tom Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson have tested positive for coronavirus. The actors were diagnosed in Australia, where Hanks is in the midst of filming Baz Luhrmann's Elvis Presley film for Warner Bros.
Also, The CW's Riverdale suspended production after a team member was exposed to someone who tested positive for the coronavirus.
(via Los Angeles Times)