The NBA will postpone its draft lottery and combine because of the coronavirus pandemic, the league said. No new dates were set for the events.
The NBA was the first professional sports league in the U.S. toits season in mid-March after a player for the Utah Jazz preliminarily tested positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus.
Shortly after the NBA did so, nearly every major sports league followed suit, including Major League Baseball, the National Hockey League and Major League Soccer. Initially leagues said the suspensions would last for a couple weeks but as the dates for restarting continue to be pushed, most have stopped setting specific dates for a return. In the interim, events continue to be postponed.
The NBA playoffs were set to start in mid-April. At the time of the suspension, most teams had fewer than 20 games left in their regular season. The lottery is comprised of the 14 teams that don't make the 2020 postseason. It determines the order of selection for the first 14 picks of the draft.The NFL, which was set to have its draft in
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