NBA Hall of Famer tested positive for COVID-19

Georgetown basketball coach Patrick Ewing tested positive for COVID-19 and is being treated at a hospital. ''This virus is serious and should not be taken lightly,'' the Hall of Famer as a player for the Hoyas in college and the New York Knicks in the NBA said in a statement issued by the university. As a player, the 7-foot Ewing helped Georgetown win the 1984 NCAA men's basketball championship and reach two other title games. Ewing wound up leading New York to the 1994 NBA Finals, where they lost to Hakeem Olajuwon and the Houston Rockets. Last week, sophomore guard Mac McClung announced that he was planning to enter the NCAA transfer portal, joining four other Georgetown players who said during the season they would be switching schools.