NBA suspends season until further notice after player tests positive for the coronavirus
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The NBA has suspended its season "until further notice" after a Utah Jazz player tested positive Wednesday for the coronavirus.

"The NBA is suspending game play following the conclusion of tonight's schedule of games until further notice,'' the league said in a statement issued shortly after 9:30 p.m. ET. "The NBA will use this hiatus to determine next steps for moving forward in regard to the coronavirus pandemic.''

The player is the Jazz's Rudy Gobert, sources told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski. That led to Utah's game at Oklahoma City being postponed just before tipoff.

Players were on the floor for warmups when they were told to return to their locker rooms. About 30 minutes later, fans were told the game was postponed "due to unforeseen circumstances."

Jazz and Thunder players are currently quarantined at Chesapeake Energy Arena, league sources tell ESPN.

Charlotte Hornets coach James Borrego, speaking before his team played at Miami on Wednesday -- where news of the shutdown broke during the fourth quarter -- said "these are scary times.''

Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.

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Royce Young reports that the Jazz-Thunder game was likely postponed due to sick players, with the Thunder team doctor sprinting onto the floor just before tipoff. (2:00)

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Wednesday's Oklahoma City Thunder-Utah Jazz game at Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City was postponed before tipoff after a player tested positive for the coronavirus, the NBA said in a statement.

The player is the Jazz's Rudy Gobert, sources told ESPN. Players from teams the Jazz have played within last 10 days are being told to self quarantine, a source told ESPN's Brian Windhorst.

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The NBA said in a statement that the player's test result was reported shortly before tipoff. The league said the player wasn't in the arena.

The starting lineups were announced, and it appeared the game was ready to start. Then, after conversation among the officials, the teams went back to the locker rooms, and the officials left the floor.

The Thunder mascot and the team's hype crew, the Storm Chasers, tried to keep a full house of fans entertained during the delay. The halftime entertainment was moved up to pregame.

The postponement announcement came about 35 minutes after the scheduled tipoff, with the public-address announcer saying the decision was made "due to unforeseen circumstances."

The Associated Press contributed to this report.