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Hilltopper legend Courtney Lee among NBA players affected by league's indefinite suspension

Courtney Lee, the all-time leading scorer in WKU men’s basketball program history, made his 9th start of the 2019-20 NBA season for the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday, contributing seven points, one rebound and an assist during a game that will be his team’s last for the foreseeable future after the league announced it would be suspending play “until further notice” due to “the coronavirus pandemic.”

Lee, who attended WKU from 2004-2008 and had his No. 32 jersey retired in January 2015, logged 20:26 of playing time in the Mavericks’ 113-97 win over the Denver Nuggets, posting a 3-of-6 outing from the floor, including a 3-pointer from 25 feet away in the third quarter.