Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert reportedly had houseguests from high-risk areas and a fever over 100 degrees, which is why the Jazz and Oklahoma City Thunder decided it was smart to test the All-Star for COVID-19, per Ramona Shelburne of ESPN.
The Utah and OKC game got canceled and the NBA suspended the season after Gobert's test results became public knowledge:
Protocols were activated again on March 10, when, according to sources, Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert first reported feeling chills, a headache and a dry cough to Jazz physicians on the day before their game in Oklahoma City. Tests for influenza A and B, strep and upper respiratory infections all came back negative.
According to a memo sent by the Jazz and obtained by ESPN, because Gobert had a fever over 100 degrees and reported having had houseguests from high-risk areas, Oklahoma health officials — in conjunction with Jazz and Oklahoma City Thunder team physicians — decided he should be tested for COVID-19.
Gobert jokingly touched Utah reporters' mics during a press conference. His teammate, star shooting guard Donovan Mitchell, contracted COVID-19 as well.
Mitchell and Gobert were the only two players on the Jazz who tested positive for COVID-19. Gobert has apologized for his actions.
Since the two Jazz stars tested positive, Detroit Pistons big man Christian Wood and Brooklyn Nets superstar Kevin Durant have tested positive, too.
There are three other players on the Nets, one member of the Denver Nuggets and three members of the Philadelphia 76ers who contracted it.
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