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Fiba suspends competitions amid Covid-19
FIBA has suspended all its competitions starting Friday, March 13, due to the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.
The decision was made after the World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 outbreak as a global pandemic.
FIBA stated that it will continuously monitor the situation and assess options for the continuation of competitions when feasible.
The NBA also suspended its games on Thursday following a confirmed COVID-19 case among the Utah Jazz players.
Previously, FIBA had postponed the 3x3 Olympic qualifiers and rescheduled the FIBA 3x3 Asia Cup and FIBA 3x3 U17 Asia Cup to September, while also canceling the FIBA U16 Asian Championships.
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