Rudy Gobert Articles - Page 26

Before he was the first NBA player to test positive for coronavirus (COVID-19), Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert was a first-time All-Star and back-to-back Defensive Player of the Year. Despite his accolades though, Philadelphia 76ers point-forward Ben Simmons is taking Los Angeles Lakers star Anthony Davis over the French big man. Per NBC Sports Philadelphia, […]

Wednesday, March 11 was a date that will forever be etched in NBA history. The Utah Jazz road game against the Oklahoma City Thunder had just been postponed after Rudy Gobert became the first player to test positive for coronavirus. The New Orleans Pelicans and the Sacramento Kings were slated to tip-off next, only a […]

Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart announced he has tested positive for the COVID-19 coronavirus, while other members of the Celtics organization are awaiting test results, according to Jay King of The Athletic. The Celtics are still waiting on some tests, according to sources. There’s still a possibility Marcus Smart isn’t the only person in the […]

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 […]

Utah Jazz head coach Quin Snyder sent a message to the fans eight days after the NBA 2019-20 season came to a stop after Adam Silver suspended it indefinitely. Jazz big man Rudy Gobert was the first NBA player to test positive for the coronavirus, prompting the league to take swift action to prevent the […]

NBA commissioner Adam Silver told ESPN’s Rachel Nichols that the NBA would have likely kept playing games if Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert didn’t get tested for COVID-19. Gobert jokingly touched a bunch of reporters’ mics as a joke and got sick. The Jazz All-Star wound up getting the coronavirus and the NBA suspended the […]

It’s hard to deny that most centers in the NBA today no longer fall in the category of the traditional big man. This is completely understandable given how the game has evolved and how the 3-point shot has emerged as arguably the most important weapon in any team’s arsenal. Nonetheless, it is still worth going […]

Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert became the first player in the NBA to test positive for the coronavirus. Within hours, the NBA made a decision to suspend its season for a minimum of 30 days. Before Gobert tested positive, there were reports of him acting careless in the locker room. In a recent interview, Jazz guard Emmanuel […]

The NCAA canceled March Madness altogether after Utah Jazz big man Rudy Gobert tested positive for the coronavirus last week. NCAA vice president for of men’s basketball Dan Gavitt says Gobert’s positive coronavirus test was a “seminal moment” for the NCAA to cancel March Madness: “When Rudy Gobert was infected on Wednesday night, I think […]

The Utah Jazz front office is hoping this 2019-20 season hiatus will help mend the relationship between their two biggest stars, Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert, according to Tony Jones of The Athletic. Gobert was the first NBA player to be test positive for the coronavirus on Wednesday, with Mitchell testing positive the following day. […]

A child who had contact with Utah Jazz stars Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert at a game in Detroit is not showing signs of having the coronavirus, per Clickondetroit.com. Mitchell and Gobert have the coronavirus, as does Detroit Pistons big man Christian Wood. The family of a boy who went to a Detroit Pistons game […]

Utah Jazz superstar Donovan Mitchell just opened up about how he has now come to terms with the actions of teammate Rudy Gobert, who was the first NBA player that tested positive for the coronavirus. Gobert’s positive test resulted in the suspension of the NBA season. There were rumors suggesting Mitchell was “extremely frustrated” by how […]

NBA referee Courtney Kirkland has tested negative for the COVID-19 coronavirus, according to ESPN’s Eric Woodyard. Doctors have given Kirkland permission to leave the Sacramento area. Kirkland has been quarantined in California’s capital city since Wednesday. He was slated to ref the game between the Kings and visiting New Orleans Pelicans. The matchup was suspended […]

The landscape of the professional sports world in 2020 changed when Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert tested positive for coronavirus. Although–in hindsight–it might have been the case that each major sports league would need to shut down, Gobert’s positive test carried a certain sense of immediacy to the situation. Gobert gave an update on his […]

The Utah Jazz are reportedly hoping whatever bad feelings exist between Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert will heal, per Zach Lowe of ESPN. As transcribed by Andy Larsen of The Salt Lake Tribune: “Woj was reporting yesterday that there is a rift now between Gobert and the rest of the team. You know, my feeling […]

Bleacher Report’s Taylor Rooks caught up with Los Angeles Lakers wing Danny Green, who shared his thoughts on the NBA’s hiatus in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak. He also offered support for Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert, who was the first NBA player to be diagnosed with the virus and is catching heat for […]

Kevin Durant’s brother, like a lot of people in the NBA community, is pretty upset with Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert. Gobert recently touched a bunch of reporters’ mics as a joke, and now he has the coronavirus. A kid who reportedly had contact with Gobert at a Boston Celtics game now has the virus […]

The Utah Jazz announced on Saturday that All-Star center Rudy Gobert is donating more than $500,000 to support both the employee relief fund at Vivint Smart Home Arena and COVID-related social services relief in Utah, Oklahoma City and within the French health care system. Gobert was the first NBA player to test positive for the […]

Carolina Hurricanes announcer John Forslund has self-quarantined himself after staying in the same hotel room as Utah Jazz Rudy Gobert. Forslund occupied the same room as Gobert about 30 hours after the Jazz center stayed in the room in Detroit, Michigan. The news comes just days after it was confirmed that Gobert was the first […]

Jordan Bell is quite furious about multiple reports tagging Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert as the scapegoat in the NBA’s coronavirus saga. The 7-foot-1 Frenchman has been dubbed as the league’s “patient zero” as he was the first player to be diagnosed positive of COVID-19. His diagnosis led to the Utah Jazz-Oklahoma City Thunder game […]

Toronto Raptors big man Serge Ibaka has tested negative for the coronavirus after guarding Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert on Monday, per Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium. Gobert tested positive for the virus on Wednesday. The NBA suspended the season indefinitely. Jazz All-Star shooting guard Donovan Mitchell is the only other NBA player […]

Former NBA forward Matt Barnes is pretty upset with Utah Jazz big man Rudy Gobert. Gobert tested positive for the coronavirus on Wednesday and the NBA suspended the season as a result. The Jazz center jokingly touched all the mics of reporters recently. And now he has the coronavirus, as does Jazz star shooting guard […]

A child in Westerly, R.I. has the coronavirus after getting an autograph from Utah Jazz center and NBA All-Star Rudy Gobert, per Sam Read of NBC10 WJAR. The NBA suspended the season on Wednesday after Gobert tested positive for the virus. His teammate, Jazz All-Star shooting guard Donovan Mitchell, tested positive as well. It’s worth […]

Utah Jazz shooting guard Donovan Mitchell is reportedly “extremely frustrated” with teammate Rudy Gobert after his positive coronavirus test, per Chris Mannix of Sports Illustrated. Players on the Jazz have privately said Gobert has been careless in the locker room touching other players and their belongings, per ESPN. Gobert was shown on video jokingly touching […]

NBA commissioner Adam Silver has asked Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert to help develop a PSA to combat the coronavirus, according to a report from John Ourand of Sports Business Journal. Silver says NBA asked Rudy Gobert to help develop a PSA to combat the virus. "We actually think we can use this hiatus to […]

After Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert was revealed to be the first NBA player to test positive for the novel coronavirus strain, it was no surprise that a teammate of his — fellow All-Star Donovan Mitchell — would be the next in line to have one as well. But according to an NBA agent, it’s […]

The NBA was fully prepared to go forward with games with no fans before Rudy Gobert’s positive coronavirus test quickly resulted in a suspension of the 2019-20 season. Gobert’s positive test acted as a wake-up call and really got people around the league paying attention to COVID-19. Before the suspension, the league held calls with […]

Rudy Gobert appears to be public enemy number one among NBA fans and, if rumors are to be believed, his own Utah Jazz teammates too, after his irresponsible antics of late with the novel coronavirus. The Stifle Tower’s fellow All-Star, Donovan Mitchell, even appeared to not mince words with his Instagram post that he’s alluding […]

Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green has had plenty of battles against Rudy Gobert, Donovan Mitchell and the rest of the Utah Jazz in recent seasons. Green bared that he is heartbroken upon news that the pair of Jazz All-Stars tested positive for the dreaded novel coronavirus (COVID-19). The positive test ultimately led to the […]

The team dynamic inside the Utah Jazz locker room will certainly be tested, following center Rudy Gobert testing positive for the coronavirus on Wednesday. ESPN sportscaster Scott Van Pelt and senior reporter Adrian Wojnarowski certainly think so, as they talked about the Jazz and the entire league’s conundrum on Thursday. Van Pelt noted that there […]

Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert reportedly won’t be fined or suspended by the NBA for his actions leading up to testing positive for the coronavirus, per Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports. Gobert was shown on video jokingly touching the microphones of reporters several days ago: The NBA will not be fine or suspend Utah Jazz […]

TNT analyst Charles Barkley offered his support to Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert amid the whole coronavirus fiasco. The 7-foot-1 Frenchman has been the subject scrutiny across the globe for his careless and nonchalant approach to the pandemic virus. He ended up testing positive for the dreaded COVID-19 on Wednesday. Barkley, who was unable to […]

Utah Jazz shooting guard Jordan Clarkson took to Twitter to react to the news that his teammates Rudy Gobert and Donovan Mitchell have the coronavirus. Clarkson and the rest of his Jazz teammates landed back in Utah on Thursday without Gobert and Mitchell with them: https://twitter.com/JordanClarksons/status/1238213306042720258 Wednesday was truly a dark day for the NBA. […]

On Saturday, March 7, Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert gave his game-worn arm sleeves to Detroit Pistons fans at Little Caesars Arena. Gobert tested positive for the coronavirus on Wednesday. As a result, the NBA season has been suspended. Ruddy Gobert in Detroit 3/7/20 Players from the Cleveland Cavaliers, New York Knicks, Toronto Raptors, Boston […]

Utah Jazz players have landed back in Salt Lake City without All-Stars Rudy Gobert and Donovan Mitchell, per Jeff Goodman of the Stadium Network. Gobert and Mitchell tested positive for the coronavirus. The NBA suspended the season on Wednesday: Utah Jazz flight landed back in Salt Lake City and obviously Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert […]

Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert set the sports world alight when he tested positive for the coronavirus on Wednesday evening in Oklahoma City. On Monday, Gobert had “jokingly” touched all of the Jazz reporter’s microphones and recorders as a sort of mockery of precautions taken by the NBA, which mandated all reporters maintain 6-to-8 feet […]

Members of the Cleveland Cavaliers’ medical staff believe Rudy Gobert and Donovan Mitchell of the Utah Jazz contracted the coronavirus after their visit to Cleveland on March 2, according to Chris Fedor of cleveland.com. The Cavs have been in constant touch with the Jazz, even after none of their players showed any symptoms of the […]

Less than 24 hours after Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert tested positive for the coronavirus, his teammate Donovan Mitchell did as well — the only other case out of 58 people tested for the virus. While their immediate teammates and employees are in the clear, Gobert and Mitchell visited two non-NBA gyms before testing positive. […]

Orlando Magic guard Evan Fournier is coming to the defense of Jazz big man Rudy Gobert, who was diagnosed with coronavirus on Wednesday. Gobert has faced a fair amount of scrutiny since being diagnosed. Though fear surrounding this pandemic was already growing, Rudy made it a point to touch all of the microphones during Monday’s […]