The VTB League consisting of teams from Russia, Poland, Belarus, Estonia and Kazakhstan has canceled its season.

The VTB League was initially adamant about resuming play on April 10th.

The decision from the Russian government to stop all air travel forced the VTB to make its decision.

The VTB is the first major league in Europe to cancel its season, joining Austria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Hungary, Iceland, Latvia, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Slovenia, Belgium, Bosnia, Cyprus, Ireland, Lithuania, Sweden, Switzerland, Slovakia and Ukraine. Israel and Greece have left a small window of opportunity open but have all but given up hope of playing any additional games.

South Korea's basketball league, the KBL, canceled the remainder of their season due to safety concerns from the COVID-19 pandemic.

The KBL suspended play on February 29th. 

League officials met to discuss whether to restart the league on March 29th, but decided to cancel the season.

South Korean Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyu recently urged for indoor sports facilities to be closed for 15 days.

The next major basketball league scheduled to return is the VTB league, consisting of teams from Russia, Poland, Estonia, Belarus and Kazakhstan. The league is set to restart play on April 10th.