Coronavirus brings sports in China to a standstill

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The Wuhan coronavirus outbreak continues to affect the Chinese sporting world. The first major Chinese sports league to announce a postponement of activities was the Chinese Basketball Association, and now Chinese soccer has followed suit. Meanwhile, the country’s basketball fans โ€” and its star players โ€” continue to mourn Kobe Bryant. These stories and more in this weekโ€™s China Sports Column.