Sports Law

Let’s Play Ball (…or not)

By Allie Band

Around 9:30 pm on March 11th, the NBA suspended its season seconds before tipoff of the Utah Jazz-Oklahoma City Thunder game. At the arena, fans were told the game was postponed due to “unforeseen circumstances.” As it turned out, the reason for the postponement was that a Jazz player, who made it a point to touch every mic in the media room to show his “fearlessness” of COVID-19 just days prior, tested positive for the virus. The next day would be remembered as the day the sports world stood still. Like a domino effect, most professional and college sports seasons were suspended or cancelled within days . . .