*Utah Jazz player Rudy Gobert apparently thought it was funny to finish an interview about the coronavirus by touching all of the microphones, recorders and phones of reporters at a pre-game press conference on Monday.
Two days later, it was announced that he had tested positive for the COVID-19, putting the NBA season on ice and all of those reporters whose devices he touched at risk.
Apparently, this was Gobert’s way of making light of the virus and downplaying its seriousness. It was his last attempt at humor before heading to the team’s shootaround. On Thursday, TMZ reported that a second Jazz player, Donovan Mitchell, has now tested positive for coronavirus.
NBA is suspending its season “until further notice” after Rudy Gobert of Jazz reportedly contracted the #coronavirus. What has make it worse is that he deliberately touched all the mics a few days ago during a press briefing to tell the public that the disease was not a big deal. pic.twitter.com/sSd97adIxr
— Ezra Cheung (@ezracheungtoto) March 12, 2020
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