The NBA decided to suspend the season indefinitely due to the outbreak of the coronavirus and the question now is how long this will last.

According to Brian Windhorst and Tim Bontemps of ESPN, games will be suspended for at least two weeks in order for the players to be cleared of the virus.

“The regular-season stoppage will be at least two weeks so all players affected can go through quarantine and, one hopes, be cleared of the virus.

In reality, it probably will be longer. By comparison, when the virus broke out in China, the Chinese Basketball Association suspended play in late January. The CBA is in the process of resuming play in early April, roughly a 10-week layoff,” Windhorst and Bontemps report.

The official statement of the NBA is now expected.