Reflecting on NBA’s COVID-19 shutdown, 5 years later
On March 11 (and for a while after), Gobert became public enemy No. 1 in the NBA. People blamed him for the league having a ...
NBA All-Stars recall 2020 COVID shutdown, Phoenix Suns' run in the bubble
March 11 is the fifth anniversary of the NBA's 2019-20 season postponement from the COVID-19 pandemic, before its resumption ...
When nobody danced: Basketball community recalls COVID-canceled March Madness
Five years after March Madness was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, teams are once again competing for a spot in the ...
How NBA Twitter reacted when the season was suspended due to COVID: 'Rudy Gobert was the domino that saved lives'
It's been five years since the NBA suspended the 2019-20 season because of the COVID-19 crisis. Everybody remembers when Rudy ...
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'He's got it': An oral history of the NBA's COVID-19 shutdown -- and how it changed sports forever
On the fifth anniversary of the night the NBA shut down, ESPN reveals how it happened, down to the minute -- told by the ...
Footage resurfaces of Thunder-Jazz game where COVID shutdown started and Rudy Gobert can't escape it
Five years ago, sports fans everywhere were glued to their screens, watching an NBA game that never actually started. The ...
On this Day: COVID shuts down Thunder vs. Jazz game, leading to cascade effect around sports world
Five years ago today, basketball fans in both Oklahoma and Utah alike were preparing for a big matchup between the Oklahoma ...
Five years ago today: The night the NBA stopped, Gobert tests positive for COVID-19
Five years ago today, the sports world came to a complete standstill after news broke out in Oklahoma City, shortly before ...
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5 years ago today: OKC Thunder game postponed due to COVID-19 as sports world comes to grinding halt
The public address announcer informed the crowd that the game had been postponed due to "unforeseen circumstances." Numbers of the coronavirus were starting to climb in the United States at the time, ...
March 11, 2020: The day everything changed
The WHO declared a pandemic. The NBA shut down its season. President Trump banned travel from Europe. Tom Hanks tested ...
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Remembering the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in San Diego, five years later
It's been five years since Tom Hanks announced he had COVID-19, the NBA suspended its season and it became unavoidably clear ...
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On this day: NBA suspends season following Rudy Gobert's positive COVID-19 test in OKC
The Thunder entered that date just one game behind the Jazz for a top-four seed in the Western Conference standings. It was billed as a critical game for OKC's chances of earning homecourt advantage ...