Sports shut down the night of March 11 and the rest of the world followed its example.
Jazz center Rudy Gobert testing positive for COVID-19 set everything in motion. Shortly after, Jazz and Thunder players were pulled off the court in Oklahoma City. Later that night — 1,000 miles away — at the ACC men’s basketball tournament in Greensboro, UNC’s season ended with a loss to Syracuse in what would be the final sporting event played in North Carolina for the remainder of the academic year. The final three rounds of the ACC tournament were canceled the next day, along with the NCAA tournament.