As Native Americans fight coronavirus, basketball takes a timeout

Phoenix • Basketball is woven into the fabric of Native American life.Kids dribble balls on dirt courts and shoot at makeshift rims on some reservations while tournaments are held in state-of-the art buildings on others. Players and fans may travel hundreds of miles to play and watch games of "Rez ball," the fast-paced, no-shot-is-a-bad-one version of hoops played by Native Americans. The game also brings already tight communities even closer.Now, during the pandemic, the balls have all but