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Big Ten tournament to allow fans as coronavirus concerns rise; media access altered

Michigan State Spartans basketball coach Tom Izzo speaks to the media on Tuesday, March 10, 2020, in East Lansing. Detroit Free Press

The Big Ten men's basketball tournament in Indianapolis will be held as planned, the conference announced Wednesday.

The league does, however, plan to alter its media access by closing locker rooms but moving players' postgame interviews to a larger area inside Bankers Life Fieldhouse.

"The Big Ten Conference’s main priority is to ensure the safety of our students, coaches, administrators, event staff, fans and media as we continue to monitor all relevant information on the COVID-19 virus," the conference said in a release.