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Pandemic Ping Pong: Pa. sports fans double down on table tennis during shutdown
Matthew Nelson watches Russian table tennis in the lobby of his apartment building after placing a bet. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
(Philadelphia) - For Matthew Nelson, March 12 will always be the day that sports died.
The night before, the NBA suspended its season. The MLB followed suit the next day. So did the NCAA, scrapping March Madness. Sports…