Indianapolis 500 is one of the events from the NBC Sports Championship Season that has been postponed due to coronavirus .
At the time of the suspensions , the NBA and NHL were also approaching their respective playoffs , Major League Baseball was approaching the beginning of its regular season , and NBC Sports was approaching its spring event lineup , branded traditionally as the `` NBC Sports Championship Season '' ( including the Kentucky Derby and French Open alongside the NHL playoffs—all postponed by the pandemic , and a decision about Wimbledon still uncertain ) .
Impact of the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic on television