The NBA released a statement Wednesday evening with the news that the rest of the NBA season would be postponed indefinitely as sports leagues in the United State and other parts of the world cope with the coronavirus outbreak.

The decision to postpone the season entirely following Wednesday’s NBA games comes on the heels of Utah Jazz players Rudy Gobert and Emmanuel Mudiay being taken to the hospital for testing after showing symptoms of the virus. Utah’s game against against the Thunder in Oklahoma City had been canceled just before this news broke.

Prior to tip-off as the game was delayed, Chris Paul ran over to the Utah bench and said “what’s wrong with Rudy?” and they all yelled for him to get away. Now all the players are quarantined in their locker rooms, being tested for the virus. — Royce Young (@royceyoung) March 12, 2020

Here’s a look at how Portland Trail Blazers players, other NBA stars, media members and celebrities are reacting to the news as the story unfolds:

Hassan Whiteside is making sure he’s safe😂 pic.twitter.com/2i7pyDVmIr — NBA RETWEET (@RTNBA) March 12, 2020

No games no pay 👀 hope everybody saved properly https://t.co/mxrdpvNalf — CJ McCollum (@CJMcCollum) March 12, 2020

😶 — Mario Hezonja (@mariohezonja) March 12, 2020

For anyone curious what the @trailblazers are telling ticket holders: pic.twitter.com/eKkVILfGGp — Brad Schmidt (@_Brad_Schmidt) March 12, 2020

Man we cancelling sporting events, school, office work, etc etc. What we really need to cancel is 2020! 🤦🏾‍♂️. Damn it’s been a rough 3 months. God bless and stay safe🙏🏾 — LeBron James (@KingJames) March 12, 2020

2020 aint it. Don't know what to compare this situation to…just gotta buckle up and take care of yourself and those around you. Basketball will be back at some point but right now, protect yourself and stay safe out there! — Stephen Curry (@StephenCurry30) March 12, 2020

2020 is being very bad year!! stay safe folks🙏 — Luka Doncic (@luka7doncic) March 12, 2020

Just throw 2020 away pic.twitter.com/cdvsY5I5Dh — Jordan Bell (@1jordanbell) March 12, 2020

What in the HELL is going on..? Wow. — Meyers Leonard (@MeyersLeonard) March 12, 2020

Mark Cuban reacts moments after the NBA season was suspended. pic.twitter.com/4g8Z7yLts6 — ESPN (@espn) March 12, 2020

‘It’s like out of a movie, it’s not even real’ Mavs owner Mark Cuban to Tom Rinaldi. — Adam Zagoria (@AdamZagoria) March 12, 2020

Mavericks owner Mark Cuban, on ESPN now, brings up hourly arena workers and says "we'll put together a program for them" — Jonathan Jones (@jjones9) March 12, 2020

"This is people's lives at stake. This isn't about basketball. ... This is a global pandemic."



Mark Cuban spoke to the media after the NBA suspended its season. pic.twitter.com/xFkDOFf46o — ESPN (@espn) March 12, 2020

Can’t make it up pic.twitter.com/HbPsmqTxtl — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) March 12, 2020

Here's Rudy Gobert on Monday touching all the microphones in the media room on purpose.



Here we are on Wednesday, and Rudy Gobert was just confirmed to have coronavirus, causing the NBA to suspend the season.



Unbelievable. pic.twitter.com/6BF7q3n9ao — matthew ashlock (@themattashlock) March 12, 2020

Seriously so frustrating to hear that the team has been quarantined and that there are national reporters being fed information about their traveling abilities while no one has told the writers that are in the building anything concrete at all about our own safety. — Sarah Todd (@NBASarah) March 12, 2020

Again...great news to hear second hand.

I, as well as the other reporters, could walk out of the arena right now and get on a flight and no one would stop us. The fact that we are still here is out of concern for our own safety and that of our families https://t.co/HJhPIWuyNC — Sarah Todd (@NBASarah) March 12, 2020

I hope Gobert gets better soon and dont mean to stigmatize him for getting sick but the cascading systemic failures occurring between when he was suspected to be sick and now are serious — Contrarian Contrarian (@basquiatball) March 12, 2020

This is comically irresponsible https://t.co/tLqG8teKeE — Logan Murdock (@loganmmurdock) March 12, 2020

wow bro wow — Ja Morant (@JaMorant) March 12, 2020

Praying for everyone ! — 🏁 Jamal Crawford (@JCrossover) March 12, 2020

Man... This stuff crazy... Praying for EVERYBODY in this tough time🙏🏽 — Trae Young (@TheTraeYoung) March 12, 2020

Space Jam all over again — Isaiah Thomas (@isaiahthomas) March 12, 2020

This feel like Space Jam when the monstars was stealing the nba players talent 🤦🏾‍♂️ — Jevon Carter (Bulldog) (@nextlevel_03) March 12, 2020

It took a positive test of a player for a league to acknowledge the real risk that exists for its players and fans and postpone the season. Will the other leagues wait until their players test positive? — Paul Tenorio (@PaulTenorio) March 12, 2020

Sport is supposed to be an escape from real life ... but 2020 apparently has a previously unseen capacity to defy that notion — Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine) March 12, 2020

In 2008, I was covering the financial crisis. This reminds me so much of that--not just because of how quickly things have escalated, but the sense that there's already been an erosion of trust in systems most of us had never thought to question before. — Mina Kimes (@minakimes) March 12, 2020

Leadership is what we need right now. — Cari Champion (@CariChampion) March 12, 2020

As the assistant coach lathers himself in hand sanitizer... https://t.co/EZOK9KJgND — Jonathan Jones (@jjones9) March 12, 2020

Vince Carter had no idea when he showed up to the arena this evening that he might be playing his last game. Think about how insane that is & how quickly this all escalated for the NBA, for the world. We still don't know where this is headed. It's jarring pic.twitter.com/uex37AsFNQ — Michael Lee (@MrMichaelLee) March 12, 2020

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