The National Basketball Association has suspended the 2020 season over concerns of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a tweet from ESPN Senior NBA insider Adrian Wojnarowski.
He added, “The NBA ‘will use hiatus to determine next steps moving forward,’ league says.”
The move comes shortly after it was revealed Utah Jazz player Rudy Gobert tested positive for COVID-19. The test result was confirmed and reported just before the Jazz were about to play the Oklahoma City Thunder. Consequently, all games will be canceled until further notice.
SXSW Canceled For 1st Time In 34 Years Over Coronavirus
Last month, the World Health Organization announced an official name for the disease causing the 2019 novel coronavirus outbreak, which was initially identified in Wuhan, China. The CDC website explains, “The new name of this disease is coronavirus disease 2019, abbreviated as COVID-19. In COVID-19, ‘CO’ stands for ‘corona,’ ‘VI’ for ‘virus,’ and ‘D’ for disease. Formerly, this disease was referred to as ‘2019 novel coronavirus’ or ‘2019-nCoV.'”
A recent update from the CDC states there are 938 cases in the United States with 29 fatalities in 39 states, including the District of Columbia.
So far, annual festivals such as SXSW and Ultra Music Festival in Miami have been canceled. The Coachella Valley Arts & Music Festival has been postponed until October.
Pete Rock and Big Boi have expressed their shock on Twitter. There’s a sense an avalanche of reactions will follow.
Until then, check out their reactions below.
NBA suspends 2020 season over someone getting a cold? LMAO. This whole coronavirus epidemic is as fake as Hollywood tits. People catch colds and flues every day.
hope you get it real bad but make a full recovery so you’ll stop spewing bullshit about things you know nothing about
What the fuck do you know about this manufactured virus, Jimothy?
Well Nick.. I cant Tell u what i know. I Know that in 2 days my country, Denmark, went from 10 to 600 people tested positiv. I Know that every school, work place, Cinema, and so on is closed for at least 14 days. And i know that the all sports are suspended. So please Tell me that u Know About this
I know thousands have died and thousands more are being quarantined. I know there is currently no vaccine and that transfer rates are much higher than the flu. I know that this is not just affecting the health of the world populous but also the financial well being of the entire world (huge market drops, businesses temporarily shutting down). I know that this has only been around for a couple months and has the potential to get much worse. Most importantly I know that arrogance and denial is a foolish way to go about handling the situation. Manufactured or not, its a real thing that is really killing people. I’m not saying stock pile for the apocalypse, but also don’t be an arrogant asshole about it. Precaution is the best measure young nick.
refer to Lebozo’s replies. this fucked website wont let me repost in the correct place
All this just to sell more beer.. damn
The khuuns will say it was the white mans fault.
Wypipo be rayciss n sheiiiit
Crash the market why don’t you …ooops didn’t mean to write that
If you care for NBA you are a nerd. Europe is where the real basketball is at, you can see european players taking over the NBA already. NBA is a league of travelling steroids. If you enjoy watching it you are a nerd I am sorry.
NBA goons are China$ Little bit. Ch. LeBron was praising China while they were straight murdering the protesters in Hong Kong. They (NBA) pass Chinese propaganda happily for their masters. Create mass hysteria. Election time.
that was for nick talking shit down there with mr. fake as hollywod
Why is this canceling so many events worldwide, when Swine Flu killed THOUSANDS and infected millions? We didn’t cancel major events over it. I believe there is a chance this is all being done on purpose to destroy world economies, to help unseat Trump… I honestly don’t believe this virus is all that destructive. 3% mortality rate in America as of now. 95% of that mortality rate is above age 60. Meaning, your chances of dying if infected and not a senior us EXTREMELY low.
The thing is, people with health issues are in Risk of dying, Thats why countries are closing down. Cancer, aids patients are in high Risk. So by suspending Everything we can minimize the spread and death rate. We couldnt care less About trump..
I get that, but that is the same for the common flu, which killed over 8,000 American children last year, 30,00 adults… And you couldn’t care less about Trump? It’s not you making any of these worldwide decisions lol. Your an average citizen. Nobody can sit here and claim that the fear mongering behind this virus isn’t somewhat political in nature. As of now, Corona Virus mortality rate is not higher than the common flu, which killed over 35,000 in America last year, and infected over 40 million. I get that it’s dangerous for old people with underlying health conditions. So is the flu. So is any virus, such as Pneumonia. What makes this so much scarier than those, when the mortality rates are no higher?
I Think the issue is, and i can ondt speak as an Danish guy, that this virus i spreading so fast and cant be contained as the common flu can. Where i live the rate of people diagnosed with the virus has went from 35 to now 700 in 2 days, and this is a country with 5 million Citizens, so my concern is what it can dø to a country as yours. Look at italy. The virus there is out of control. Dont panic but be careful u guys
Thanks friend, you stay safe too! I understand the concern a bit, but not much. I believe we will look back on this in a month or two and say the media grossly mislead us. I get what u mean about it spreading quickly, but again, in America, the swine flu spread like wildfire, with millions infected quite quickly, and thousands dead. I personally believe this will soon be seen as hardcore fear mongering for some secretive motives… But either way, stay safe everyone. Don’t panic, as u said. Stay healthy!
People with health issues, cancer, aids, and old age are at high risk of dying from the common cold, pneumonia, swine flu, strep throat, and a plethora of other very common viruses/diseases, that the majority of Americans endure at multiple points throughout their lives.
I hope this doesn’t end up becoming more dangerous than the flu, but I see this as an economic opportunity to pick up stocks for a fraction of what they are worth. If you invest, now is a good time!
What a french piece of shit