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Utah Jazz point guard Mike Conley says if there’s beef between Rudy Gobert and Donovan Mitchell, then they will have to handle it like grown men. Mitchell is reportedly upset at Gobert for how the Jazz center acted before his positive COVID-19 test. Multiple reports have said that Gobert was touching players’ belongings in the […]

There have been earlier reports stating that the relationship between Utah Jazz stars Rudy Gobert and Donovan Mitchell have gone beyond repair. This has led to speculations that these two will no longer be able to coexist on the same team, which might force the Jazz front office to trade away one of them. In […]

On Instagram Live on Sunday, Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert addressed his now-infamous incident where he jokingly touched all the microphones of reporters after an interview in March. Gobert would of course soon after become the first NBA player diagnosed with coronavirus which led to the league suspending its season indefinitely on March 11. When […]

The coronavirus is affecting people from all walks of life, and not even NBA players are spared from the dangers of the pandemic. Unfortunately, Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert was the target of ire from some inconsiderate fans for being the cause of the season’s suspension. Eric Walden of The Salt Lake Tribune got in […]

Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert was the linchpin to the NBA getting its season suspended on March 11 after he tested positive for coronavirus. Later on, news came out that Gobert’s teammate Donovan Mitchell also contracted the virus. Recently, a report from Sam Amick and Tony Jones of The Athletic shed light on the relationship […]

San Antonio Spurs shooting guard Marco Belinelli says what Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert did before his positive coronavirus test was “terrible.” Gobert jokingly touched a bunch of reporters’ mics after a press conference. A few days later, Gobert had a fever of over 100 and wound up testing positive for COVID-19. Via Jeff Garcia […]

Some trouble may be brewing in the Utah Jazz’s locker room whenever the players are permitted to get back together. According to The Athletic, Donovan Mitchell is at odds with Rudy Gobert over Gobert’s carelessness throughout the situation with COVID-19, so much so that their relationship might be unsalvageable. Gobert was the first NBA player […]

Utah Jazz forward Joe Ingles took to Twitter Friday morning in an attempt to squash the rumor that his teammates, Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert, are upset with one another. As part of his replies to fans on Twitter, Ingles noted that he is not mad at Gobert for his actions: https://twitter.com/Joeingles7/status/1248623731355701250 https://twitter.com/Joeingles7/status/1248633775610683392?s=20 https://twitter.com/Joeingles7/status/1248630064238874626?s=20 Like […]

Rudy Gobert has not communicated with his teammates or any other members of the Utah Jazz since contracting the coronavirus. A recent report noted that Gobert hasn’t only refrained from speaking to fellow teammate Donovan Mitchell, but the franchise overall. Via ESPN’s Porter Larsen: “It’s a challenging. It’s a challenging issue because those guys are […]

The Utah Jazz might have more problems on their hands besides the potential cancelation of the 2019-20 season. According to The Athletic, Donovan Mitchell has been “reluctant” to fix his relationship with teammate Rudy Gobert, one some have deemed not “salvageable.” Mitchell made clear during his video interview with “Good Morning America” on March 16 […]

As a member of the Oklahoma City Thunder, Danilo Gallinari was in the stadium the moment the league found out that Rudy Gobert tested positive for the coronavirus and the NBA season was subsequently suspended. Since his home country of Italy was already in the midst of battling COVID-19, the Thunder forward was the one […]

Oklahoma City Thunder small forward Danilo Gallinari believes Utah Jazz All-Star center Rudy Gobert was unfairly criticized after his positive COVID-19 test. Gobert was the first player in the NBA to test positive for COVID-19. NBA Twitter was pretty ruthless toward the big man since he jokingly touched a bunch of reporters’ mics and then […]

Utah Jazz All-Star center Rudy Gobert recently defeated the coronavirus. Instead of relaxing and celebrating his good bill of health, the reigning two-time Defensive Player of the Year got back to the grind: https://www.instagram.com/p/B-aiK2hFSI-/?utm_source=ig_embed This shouldn’t surprise anyone. Rudy Gobert is one of the hardest workers in the NBA. It’s why Jazz fans and players […]

Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert has been named the Pro Male Athlete of the Year by the Utah Sports Commission, per Ben Anderson of KSL Sports. Each year, the State of Sport Awards recognizes the best athletes from across the sports landscape in Utah. The Utah Sports Commission recognized Gobert for his excellence on the […]

The NBA is asking for players, coaches and team staffers who have recovered from the coronavirus to consider donating plasma as part of the “NBA Together” partnership with the National COVID-19 Convalescent Plasma Project: Sources: The NBA’s “NBA Together” program is supporting National COVID-19 Convalescent Plasma Project of top specialists on plasma as potential treatment […]

All Utah Jazz players and personnel, including Rudy Gobert and Donovan Mitchell, have been cleared from the coronavirus by the Utah Department of Health, according to the team. The DOH has determined that no Jazz player or staffer poses a risk of infection to others. All Utah Jazz players and personnel — including Rudy Gobert […]

Rudy Gobert was dragged through the mud after becoming the first player to test positive for the novel coronavirus. Two days prior, the Utah Jazz center and two-time reigning Defensive Player of the Year had touched the mics on the podium to make light of the ensuing pandemic — the type of irony that even […]

Boston Celtics big man Enes Kanter didn’t quite believe the news when the NBA suspended the season following Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert’s positive coronavirus test. Things started to get real for Kanter pretty soon and the Celtics forward began to worry if he had contracted the virus. As transcribed by Abigail Adams of NESN: […]

Utah Jazz swingman Joe Ingles is confident things will be fine between Rudy Gobert and Donovan Mitchell moving forward. Mitchell is reportedly upset at Gobert for how the All-Star big man acted prior to his positive coronavirus test. Players on the Jazz have privately said Gobert had been careless in the locker room, touching other […]

Utah Jazz star Donovan Mitchell has had a few uncertain weeks after contracting the novel coronavirus. Yet those who fear his rough patch with Rudy Gobert could result in him leaving town can breathe easy. According to Tony Jones of The Athletic, it’s likely Mitchell will wind up signing a five-year max extension of his […]

Utah Jazz teammates Donovan Mitchell and Joe Ingles engaged in a friendly Twitter back-and-forth on Monday. A fan mentioned several Jazz players in a message on Monday morning, expressing how much she misses them. Joe Ingles actually saw this note and decided to quote tweet it with emojis of agreement. Mitchell chimed in as well, […]

Evan Fournier stood up for French compatriot Rudy Gobert amid the stigma that has surrounded him since becoming the first NBA player to test positive for the novel coronavirus. The Orlando Magic guard even took a side dig at President Donald Trump, noting 45 is not helping matters with his inflammatory rhetoric: “It’s typically the […]

Orlando Magic shooting guard Evan Fournier stuck up for fellow countryman Rudy Gobert amid backlash he has received for his actions prior to testing positive for coronavirus. Fournier said he does not understand the need for journalists and media outlets to release the names of the sick, and the Magic veteran vented frustrations as to […]

The Utah Jazz’s Rudy Gobert is currently living with coronavirus, and based upon his latest update, it doesn’t sound great. It was announced that Gobert tested positive for coronavirus on Wednesday March 11th, and he has quarantined himself since. Needless to say, the 27-year-old star is saying that he hasn’t been able to taste or […]

Executive Director of the National Basketball Players Association Michele Roberts hasn’t heard from players who are upset with Utah Jazz starting center Rudy Gobert. Gobert was the first NBA player to test positive for COVID-19. The big man jokingly touched a bunch of Jazz reporters’ mics and then had a fever over 100 degrees leading […]

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 […]