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On Wednesday night the NBA made the decision to go on hiatus and suspend play after Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert tested positive for the Coronavirus.
Utah Jazz All-Star Rudy Gobert has tested positive for coronavirus, sources tell @TheAthleticNBA @Stadium.
Sources say Gobert is feeling good, strong and stable — and was feeling strong enough to play tonight.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) March 12, 2020
Jazz center Rudy Gobert tested positive for Coronavirus.
NBA has suspended its season. pic.twitter.com/YPV1SVj2gp
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 12, 2020
Players across the league were caught off guard by the suspension of play and reacted in real-time on various social media platforms.
Man we cancelling sporting events, school, office work, etc etc. What we really need to cancel is 2020! 🤦🏾♂️. Damn it’s been a rough 3 months. God bless and stay safe🙏🏾
— LeBron James (@KingJames) March 12, 2020
“WTF bro…”
Devin Booker found out the NBA was suspended while on Twitch. pic.twitter.com/m0TERskT2Q
— Complex Sports (@ComplexSports) March 12, 2020
Hassan Whiteside is making sure he’s safe😂 https://t.co/2i7pyDVmIr
— NBA Retweet (@RTNBA) March 12, 2020
Mark Cuban’s reaction to the news that the NBA Season has been suspendedhttps://t.co/a41ihhXmdk
— Hoop Central (@TheHoopCentral) March 12, 2020
— Kevin Durant (@KDTrey5) March 12, 2020
No games no pay 👀 hope everybody saved properly https://t.co/mxrdpvNalf
— CJ McCollum (@CJMcCollum) March 12, 2020
wow bro wow
— Ja Morant (@JaMorant) March 12, 2020
Damn
— Bradley Beal (@RealDealBeal23) March 12, 2020
OH WOW. https://t.co/YvZVVHYKnt
— Jarrett Allen (@_bigjayy_) March 12, 2020
Space Jam all over again
— Isaiah Thomas (@isaiahthomas) March 12, 2020
This is crazy 😳😳😳
— Tristan Thompson (@RealTristan13) March 12, 2020
What in the HELL is going on..? Wow.
— Meyers Leonard (@MeyersLeonard) March 12, 2020