{"id":89349,"date":"2020-04-16T12:52:35","date_gmt":"2020-04-16T17:52:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=89349"},"modified":"2020-05-15T12:20:50","modified_gmt":"2020-05-15T17:20:50","slug":"basketball-seasons-cut-short-due-to-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/basketball-seasons-cut-short-due-to-covid-19\/","title":{"rendered":"Basketball seasons cut short due to COVID-19"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Allegra Zamore<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Medill Reports<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"dropcap\">Sports seasons all around the world were cut short when COVID-19 turned into a pandemic. Cameron Jackson, a professional basketball player for MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg, is on unpaid vacation at home in the United States while he waits for updates on the basketball season in Europe.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"An Athlete&#039;s Journey to Quarantine\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/408445635?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"featurecaption\">Photo at top: Basketball hoop at Mile Creek School closed with caution tape. (Allegra Zamore\/MEDILL)<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Allegra Zamore Medill Reports Sports seasons all around the world were cut short when COVID-19 turned into a pandemic. Cameron Jackson, a professional basketball player for MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg, is on unpaid vacation at home in the United States while he waits for updates on the basketball season in Europe. 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