Published: 15:52, March 29, 2020 | Updated: 05:41, June 6, 2023
Knicks owner James Dolan tests positive for coronavirus
By Xinhua

In this March 6, 2020, file photo, New York Knicks owner James Dolan, center, watches the first half of an NBA basketball game between the Knicks and the Oklahoma City Thunder at Madison Square Garden in New York. Dolan, the executive chairman of Madison Square Garden Company and owner of the Knicks, has tested positive for the coronavirus. The Knicks announced Dolan’s diagnosis Saturday night, March 28. (MARY ALTAFFER / AP)

WASHINGTON — New York Knicks owner James Dolan has tested positive for the coronavirus, the team confirmed in a statement on Saturday.

The Knicks said that Dolan, 64, is experiencing "little to no symptoms" and is self-isolating. He is the first US major pro sport team owner known to have tested positive for the virus.

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The NBA has been suspended for more than two weeks, after players tested positive for the virus. At the time, the Knicks were 21-45 in the season. 

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