NEWSLETTER
It’s been a surreal night if you’ve been following what happened in Oklahoma City.
The Thunder and Jazz were just about to tip off when a trainer reportedly came running onto the floor, spoke with the officials, and then the players were ushered off the court. Shortly thereafter, fans were informed the game was being postponed. Lots of speculation followed, particularly because Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert has been ill.
Now we know it really was what people were speculating about, and this is all just too crazy:
Utah Jazz All-Star Rudy Gobert has tested positive for coronavirus, sources tell @TheAthleticNBA @Stadium.
Sources say Gobert is feeling good, strong and stable — and was feeling strong enough to play tonight.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) March 12, 2020
"No player has left the arena yet. From what we understand right now, the players are being – I don't know if I want to call it 'held' – behind those double doors, but they are not leaving, a lot of them are confused as to why they aren't leaving the arena yet."@royceyoung on SC pic.twitter.com/Pik4Y4nq3l
— Kirk Goldsberry (@kirkgoldsberry) March 12, 2020
The NBA responded immediately and extremely:
The NBA has suspended the season.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) March 12, 2020
We’ll get into the fallout as soon as we know more.
Making things even more messed up, just two days ago, amid the start of concerns about COVID-19, Gobert did this:
https://twitter.com/tribjazz/status/1237077216661360650
This appears to be the Rudy Gobert incident, smhpic.twitter.com/cdOGbgInU5
— Hoop Central (@TheHoopCentral) March 12, 2020
