Here is what some around the NBA season said after the league's decision to suspend the season after one of its players contracted the coronavirus:
"This is crazy. This can't be true. I mean, it's not within the realm of possibility. It seemed more like out of a movie than reality." – Mavericks owner Mark Cuban
"These are scary times." – Hornets head coach James Borrego
"Was just on the phone with Rudy. He is doing good man. Lets not panick everyone. Love you all." – Tweet from Magic guard Evan Fournier
"Such a weird night but I am truly thankful for each and every person during this 22yr journey. If this is really it, I thank everyone for your love and support for all these years." – Tweet from Hawks forward Vince Carter
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"We have to try to wrap our minds around what this coronavirus is doing and so we support their decision and will wait word from (the NBA) as to what this means moving forward because, honest to God, I have no idea." – Nuggets head coach Mike Malone
"Unfortunate events obviously, but I think it's a smart move for the NBA to do this. The safety of the players and safety of the fans is important, so I think it's the best thing for us to do right now. We'll just wait and see what happens." – Nuggets forward Paul Millsap
"Man we cancelling sporting events, school, office work, etc etc. What we really need to cancel is 2020! Damn it's been a rough 3 months. God bless and stay safe." – Tweet from Lakers guard LeBron James
"We would recommend that there not be large crowds. If that means not having any people in the audience when the NBA plays, so be it. But as a public health official, anything that has crowds is something that would give a risk to spread." – Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director of National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
"We are not going to speculate on what we are going to do. We are going to regroup. We just heard about this five minutes ago. It's the utmost importance that our fans, our players, and our staff we feel safe and are safe," - 76ers general manager Elton Brand
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