“Space Jam” appears to have eerily foreshadowed the NBA’s sweeping move to suspend the season on Wednesday after the league announced that a Utah Jazz player tested positive for coronavirus.
Social media users quickly pointed out a memorable plot point in the 1996 film, which revolves around the Looney Tunes enlisting Michael Jordan to help them earn their freedom in a basketball match even though he’s retired.
In the movie, the NBA season was also suspended after players like Charles Barkley and Patrick Ewing appeared to be infected with a mysterious illness that robbed them of their talent.
In one scene, their fellow NBA players refuse to get dressed in the locker room because they’re scared of “germs.” RELATED: Kim Kardashian Shares
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