The news of the suspended game between the Utah Jazz and Oklahoma City Thunder included a startling detail. ESPN reported that a Thunder medical staff member grabbed the game officials a few minutes before tipoff and told them something. Then the teams headed to their benches and the game was eventually canceled.
Not long after, Stadium reported Jazz forward Rudy Gobert tested positive for COVID-19. And not long after that, the NBA announced it was suspending its season.
That moment appears to be a tipping point to what could be wholesale changes to the American sports landscape, including the upcoming NCAA tournament.