Coronavirus Update: NBA Suspends Season until Further Notice

The NBA suspended its season after a Utah Jazz player tested positive Wednesday for the coronavirus, according to ESPN.

"The NBA is suspending game play following the conclusion of [Wednesday'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 Rudy Gobert of the Jazz, sources told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski. That led to Utah's game at Oklahoma City being postponed just before tipoff.

Mavericks owner Mark Cuban said during ESPN's broadcast of Dallas' 113-97 victory over the visiting Denver Nuggets that he was shocked by the news that the season was being suspended.

After the game, Cuban said teams have been told they can continue to practice, and he added that players have been told they should not have visitors from out of town.

The last game to be completed Wednesday was Dallas' win over Denver, as the New Orleans Pelicans' game at the Sacramento Kings was postponed because one of the referees scheduled to work that game worked Utah's game on Monday.

Players were on the floor for warm-ups when they were told to return to the locker rooms. About 30 minutes later, fans were told by the public-address announcer that the game was postponed "due to unforeseen circumstances."

The Thunder players were cleared to leave the arena, but Utah's players are still there, and sources told Wojnarowski that the team would need to coordinate with Oklahoma and Salt Lake City public health organizations before it could return to Utah.

Players from teams the Jazz have played within the past 10 days were told to self-quarantine, sources told ESPN's Brian Windhorst. Those teams are the Cleveland Cavaliers, New York Knicks, Boston Celtics, Detroit Pistons and Toronto Raptors.