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 ...
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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 ...
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 ...
Five years after the NBA — and the world — stopped, Sixers reflect on COVID shutdown: ‘It was a crazy time’
The headliner band took the stage in front of a large crowd at a Nick Nurse Foundation dinner on March 11, 2020, but did not finish their set. News had just begun to circulate that the NBA had ...
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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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 ...
Thunder game 5 years ago epicenter of change in sports after Jazz player's positive COVID-19 test
The sports world came to a stop five years ago today in Oklahoma City after the news broke that an NBA player had tested positive for COVID-19.
Fifth anniversary of COVID cancellations brings back painful memories for teams, NCAA officials
Robert Morris coach Andrew Toole stood next to the staging area near midcourt Tuesday night, the confetti strewn around him ...