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Sports and COVID-19: NBA Suspends Season, What Happens Next?

ESPN Daily

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4.63.9K Ratings

🗓️ 12 March 2020

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

The NBA shocked the sports world Wednesday night, announcing the season was suspended following a player testing positive for coronavirus. This comes on the heels of the NCAA announcing that the men's and women's college basketball tournaments will not allow fans in attendance. This is how the coronavirus outbreak is being handled by U.S. sports. ESPN's Tisha Thompson joins the show to update us on the suspensions, cancellations, and beyond. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

The breaking news from the NBA tonight on what will be the final night of the season for a period of time, as play will be suspended.

0:11.3

Tisha Thompson, investigative reporter for ESPN. Thanks for staying up for us.

0:17.2

Of course. It's been probably the craziest day I think I've ever seen in sports in my lifetime.

0:23.7

Well, it's still Wednesday barely. And you're right, it has been one of the craziest days we've ever seen. In one sentence, tell us why.

0:30.9

This is the day that coronavirus changed sports as we know it.

0:36.5

And that's what we're talking about as our episode today.

0:39.8

I'm Jason Fitz, and this is ESPN Daily, presented by ADT.

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1:16.5

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1:52.2

Tisha, Wednesday might have been one of the most surreal days in sports.

1:56.8

It's the day where coronavirus hit the American sports landscape in a massive way.

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