Even the NBA stops for the coronavirus
Rudy Gobert tested positive for COVID-19
Sports
March 12th, 2020
March 12th, 2020
In recent days we have kept you updated on all reactions to the virus by the American basketball world. But, overnight, everything turned upside down.
Even the NBA stops, the most famous American championship in the world is officially suspended until further notice. Rudy Gobert, a Utah Jazz center, tested positive for the coronavirus a few moments before the start of the match against the OKC Thunder. The NBA immediately decided to cancel the game and, shortly thereafter, to also suspend all the others in the program.
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
Two days ago the French center, to which the media had asked questions related to the psychosis that hovered around the virus, had responded by touching microphones and cell phones owned by journalists, giving a clear demonstration of how underestimated the problem.
