NBA suspends season after Utah player tests positive for COVID-19

In a stunning coronavirus-related development, the National Basketball Association will suspend its season after March 11 games.

An announcement issued by the league March 11 came after officials announced a player on the Utah Jazz has preliminarily tested positive for COVID-19, the disease resulting from the novel coronavirus that’s now a pandemic.

The league said the test result was reported shortly prior to the tip-off of tonight’s game between the Jazz and Oklahoma City Thunder at Chesapeake…