https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/28887560/nba-suspends-season-further-notice-player-tests-positive-coronavirus

The NBA's Board of Governors spent Wednesday debating whether to suspend the season (https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1237876235604238336) or play in front of empty arenas. But shortly after the news that Utah Jazz player Rudy Gobert tested positive (https://twitter.com/SportsCenter/status/1237916657626079232) for coronavirus, the NBA has decided to suspend the season after the conclusion of tonight's games. The NBA "will use hiatus to determine next steps moving forward," the league says.

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NHL and MLS suspend their seasons amid coronavirus outbreak; MLB delays season (https://www.tmz.com/2020/03/12/mls-indefinitely-suspends-season-coronavirus-pandemic/)

The National Hockey League and Major League Soccer have joined the NBA in suspending their seasons, effective immediately. "Our goal is to resume play as soon as it is appropriate and prudent, so that we will be able to complete the season and award the Stanley Cup," the NHL said in a statement. UPDATE: Major League Baseball cancels spring training, postpones the start of the regular season by at least two weeks.

NCAA cancels men's and women's basketball tournaments (https://sports.yahoo.com/ncaa-tournament-202610922.html)

The NCAA has officially canceled March Madness. The last time the NCAA tournament wasn't played was 1938. The tourney has been held every year since, including during World War II.

WWE moves SmackDown Live from Detroit to Orlando for audience-free show (https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/coronavirus-wwe-smackdown-live-1203532469/)

“Friday Night SmackDown on March 13 will air live as regularly scheduled and emanate from WWE’s training facility in Orlando, Florida with only essential personnel in attendance,” WWE said in a statement. “The event was originally scheduled in Detroit, Michigan.”

XFL suspends its inaugural season over coronavirus (https://www.sbnation.com/2020/3/12/21175951/xfl-season-suspended-coronavirus-covid-19)

Even though Vince McMahon's fledgling football league was only five weeks into its first season, the XFL will fully compensate players for the full season.

NBA's hiatus will last "At least 30 days" (https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/nba-season-coronavirus-playoffs-rudy-gobert-donovan-mitchell-1203533190/)

“We don’t know enough to be more specific than that,” NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said on Inside the NBA. He added that "of course it's possible" that games can be played in empty arenas, but "we just don't know."

The Masters is the latest major sports event to be postponed over coronavirus (https://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/28897249/augusta-national-announces-masters-postponed-played)

"Ultimately, the health and well-being of everyone associated with these events and the citizens of the Augusta community led us to this decision," Fred Ridley, chairman of Augusta National Golf Club, said in a statement. "We hope this postponement puts us in the best position to safely host the Masters Tournament and our amateur events at some later date."

Inside the NBA returns Thursday with a special edition on social injustice and the George Floyd protests (https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2894652-inside-the-nba-to-air-special-thursday-on-social-injustice-leagues-return)

"It’s time for a conversation," says the TNT NBA show, which will have Ernie Johnson, Charles Barkley, Kenny Smith, Shaquille O'Neal and special guests discuss social injustice in the black community.

But only 22 teams will play...so if you're the New York Knicks, Cleveland Cavaliers...or as I call them...the Cleveland Can'ts, Detroit Pistons, Chicago Bulls, Charlotte Hornets, Atlanta Hawks, Minnesota Timberwolves, or Golden State Warriors...you're NOT going to Disney World...you'll just have to stay at The Goofy Parking Lot! ohno: ohno: ohno:

As expected, the NBA returned without feeling normal (https://slate.com/culture/2020/07/nba-returns-bubble-coronavirus-jazz-pelicans-lakers-clippers.html)

"The NBA is back, baby, and so are all the things you love about the league: virtual fans displayed on giant screens above the court, plexiglass-shielded sideline areas, and aerial shots of empty conference complexes in Lake Buena Vista, Florida," says Nick Greene. "There were also basketball games. The Utah Jazz beat the New Orleans Pelicans, 106-104, and the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Clippers in the second contest of Thursday’s double-header, 103-101. The NBA’s summer restart was never going to be a return to normalcy. This was immediately noticeable when TNT’s Inside the NBA opened to reveal an extra-long desk that ensured there would be sufficient distance between hosts Ernie Johnson, Charles Barkley, Kenny Smith, and Shaquille O’Neal."

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NBA players wore Black Lives Matter shirts while kneeling as they resumed the season (https://tvline.com/2020/07/30/nba-season-restart-players-kneel-black-lives-matter-shirts/)
ESPN turned Disney World into an "insane" NBA broadcast studio that is "hopefully" pandemic-proof (https://nypost.com/2020/07/31/espn-turned-disney-world-into-an-insane-nba-broadcast-studio/)
Read an oral history of John Tesh's "Roundball Rock," the NBC theme song for the NBA's glory years (https://www.theringer.com/nba/2020/7/27/21337795/oral-history-roundball-rock-john-tesh)