16 of the most stunning sports stories in the first quarter of 2020

Tom Brady, Patrick Mahomes, the Kobe Bryant tragedy were a few of the biggest sports stories in the first three months of 2020.

The first three months of 2020 have been unlike any other in many ways. The coronavirus pandemic stopped everything. That was one of the massive stories that rocked the world and sports in the first quarter of the year.

Rudy Gobert

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The coronavirus was starting to take hold of the United States. It became real for sports fans when the Utah Jazz took the court to play the Oklahoma City Thunder and before the opening tap the teams hustled off the court. Word got around Rudy Gobert, who had “playfully” touch reporters’ mics and recorders days earlier had been stricken with the virus. The game was called off and soon the NBA season was on hold.