March 12, 2020, 10:12 AM
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Utah Jazz Centre Rudy Gobert, two-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year, has tested positive for Covid-19.
Breaking: Rudy Gobert has preliminarily tested positive for the coronavirus. pic.twitter.com/2hdH840qTd
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) March 12, 2020
A match between the Jazz and OKC Thunder was abruptly called off right before tip-off.
Bizarre scene in OKC. Jazz and Thunder warmed up, but the players were told to go back to the locker room before tipoff. They are waiting for league confirmation to start.
— Dime (@DimeUPROXX) March 12, 2020
(📹:@TravisSingleton)pic.twitter.com/ZgTDk6Riaa
The postponement was later attributed to Gobert's illness.
Gobert, a French player known as the Stifle Tower, had "jokingly" touched the mics two days earlier as he headed out of a presser.
As part of the Jazz’s COVID-19 response, shootaround availability was done in the ZBBC media room today rather than on the court. As Rudy Gobert got finished discussing the situation, he stood up, leaned over and made it a point to touch every mic and recorder in front of him. 😂
— Eric Walden (@tribjazz) March 9, 2020
Here is the video of Gobert making a joke of the virus prior to testing positive. https://t.co/0P19FleRaR
— Mike McClureᵍᵐ (@Mike5754) March 12, 2020
The entire NBA got suspended because Utah's Rudy Gobert jokingly touched all the mics mocking the virus.... and then later tested positive. https://t.co/ViuaJGqLOx
— M•A•J (@Ultra_Suristic) March 12, 2020
He is, however, reportedly feeling "good, strong and stable".
Utah Jazz All-Star Rudy Gobert has tested positive for coronavirus, sources tell @TheAthleticNBA @Stadium.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) March 12, 2020
Sources say Gobert is feeling good, strong and stable — and was feeling strong enough to play tonight.
The NBA season has been suspended as well.
Following Rudy Gobert's positive COVID-19 test, the NBA is in an indefinite suspension. https://t.co/h7YpWMrvGE
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) March 12, 2020
https://twitter.com/KarenCivil/status/1237918462422335495
Following Rudy Gobert's positive COVID-19 test, the NBA is in an indefinite suspension. https://t.co/h7YpWMrvGE
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) March 12, 2020
More details to come.
Image from Twitter and Gobert's Instagram
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