It’s finally happened. Rudy Gobert became the first professional athlete to test positive for the coronavirus. This was him joking around a few days ago:

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The NBA did the only thing they could do by suspending the rest of the season. After all, with Gobert having it, the Utah Jazz must be quarantined for at least two weeks.

The same goes for all the teams Gobert played the past few weeks. At that point, you can’t play games.

With the NBA suspending its season, everyone must follow suit. That includes the NHL who shares many arenas with NBA teams.

Notably, the Jazz just played at MSG last week. After that, the Rangers played a home game the ensuing Saturday. Today, the Big East Tournament began.

Many of the same MSG personnel who came into contact with Gobert have come into contact with NHL and now NCAA players.

Right there, three leagues are infected. More will as well.

It’s well past time leagues continue dragging their feet. Now is the time to suspend each and every league.

For MLB, that means ending Spring Training now and postponing Opening Day. There is no longer any other plausible solution.

This is about player and fan safety. It’s a public health issue.

Every league must stop playing now.