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Sports year in review: NBA’s shutdown made pandemic a reality

Tipoff between the Utah Jazz and Oklahoma City Thunder had been delayed — no one seemed to know why — but the on-court emcee continued to lead the crowd in chants of “O-K-C! O-K-C!” The familiar pounding of “Kernkraft 400" by Zombie Nation filled Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City on that March night earlier this year. The starting lineups had been introduced. Players waited on the court ...

Tipoff between the Utah Jazz and Oklahoma City Thunder had been delayed — no one seemed to know why — but the on-court emcee continued to lead the crowd in chants of “O-K-C! O-K-C!”

The familiar pounding of “Kernkraft 400" by Zombie Nation filled Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City on that March night earlier this year. The starting lineups had been introduced. Players waited on the court for the game to begin, then inexplicability headed to the locker rooms. The Thunder’s shaggy mascot, Rumble the Bison, lobbed shots from half court. The Thunder hurriedly summoned singer-songwriter Frankie

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