Thursday's Mashup: Shocked athletes react on Twitter to NBA suspending season

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THURSDAY'S BROADCAST HIGHLIGHTS:NBA: Boston at Milwaukee, 8 p.m. (NBCSB, TNT)AROUND THE WEB: 

-- When the news of the NBA suspending the season came down, cameras caught the reaction of Mavericks owner Mark Cuban finding out. 

Mark Cuban reacts moments after the NBA season was suspended. pic.twitter.com/4g8Z7yLts6

Cuban then said he will work to put a plan in place to assist NBA workers who will be impacted by the shutdown of the season. 

Mark Cuban says he's going to put a program in place to take care of Mavericks concession workers and others making hourly pay who will lose work time due to NBA coronavirus shutdown pic.twitter.com/hbCWnMI8H5

"I reached out ... to find out what it would cost to financially support people who aren't going to be able to come to work."–Mark Cuban on his plan for Mavericks employees during the NBA suspension pic.twitter.com/McOl1vHUqO

In response to a question about how this news impacted his team, Mark Cuban considered how it impacts hourly workers and said they'll "put together a program for them." pic.twitter.com/jhAtDnZAcz

QUOTE OF THE DAY: "The NBA is suspending game play following the conclusion of tonight's schedule of games until further notice.  The NBA will use this hiatus to determine next steps for moving forward in regard to the coronavirus pandemic." -- The NBA, in the statement about suspending the NBA season