By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
Rudy Gobert is believed to be the COVID-19 “patient-zero” of the NBA, Donovan Mitchell also was infected and their relationship was tested, at least according to many reports.
However, this doesn’t seem to be the case anymore. Mitchell popped up last night in Gobert’s zoom interview and was praising his French teammate.
“Not one, not two, three times!!” Mitchell said following the Jazz’s 101-99 win over the Miami Heat in a scrimmage Saturday at HP Fieldhouse, implying that Gobert should win again the defensive player of the year award.
Moments later, Mitchell stopped and watched Gobert’s Zoom interview. “You don’t have to look so serious!” Mitchell said.
The NBA suspended the season on March 11 after Gobert tested positive for COVID-19, and Mitchell tested positive shortly afterward. That led to tension over how Gobert initially did not take the virus seriously, including when he touched reporters’ microphones shortly before his diagnosis.
“People don’t have much to talk about for months. That was the topic of the moment,” Gobert said. “That’s not a bad thing. It’s time to put it behind. I get asked about it every day. I can understand. But I hope they have some more interesting topics.”