Michigan State basketball is not on pause, but the Spartans also aren’t playing any games.
Such is the conundrum of this season.
As coach Tom Izzo and his staff work with players who are not under COVID-19 restrictions, MSU must wait for the four who have the virus before returning to competition. It has wiped out three games the past two weeks, with the Spartans’ next opportunity to play coming Thursday at Rutgers — which would be 20 days since their last game, a 55-54 home loss to Purdue on Jan. 8.
This leaves the team in limbo, as well as fans and those covering the team.