The NBA world is in suspension and everybody is in self-quarantine to try and stop the outbreak of coronavirus and try to flatten the curve. It all started when Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert became the first known NBA player who tested positive for it on March 11 when the Jazz and the Oklahoma City Thunder matchup was postponed which then led to the league being suspended.
Teammate Donovan Mitchell was then tested positive for it on March 12 and that set off a chain reaction for the league. The Jazz had played the Detroit Pistons on March 7 and the Pistons then faced the Philadelphia 76ers on March 11. Pistons center Christian Wood was then tested positive for it on March 14 and three people within the Sixers organization tested positive.
However, the three players mentioned above have appeared to have made full recoveries. Wood was reported to have made a full recovery on March 25 and on Friday and now Gobert and Mitchell are cleared of coronavirus as well.
All Utah Jazz players and personnel — including Rudy Gobert and Donovan Mitchell — have been cleared by the Utah Department of Health, per team. DOH has determined that no Jazz player/staffer poses a risk of infection to others.
— Chris Mannix (@SIChrisMannix) March 27, 2020
This could be a small step in the right direction for not only the NBA, but the world as a whole. Doctors can learn more about their recoveries and try to put a stop to this virus as a whole.
The most important thing is, Gobert and Mitchell are healthy again and hopefully, it is that step in the right direction that the world needs right now. [lawrence-related id=28366,28353,28342]