Updated: 1:36 p.m.
The Utah Jazz’s Donovan Mitchell has tested positive for the coronavirus, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.
Mitchell’s teammate, All-Star center Rudy Gobert, tested positive on Wednesday night, per multiple reports. ESPN reports “Jazz players privately say that Gobert had been careless in the locker room touching other players and their belongings.”
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The Athletic's Shams Charania reports Mitchell was the only other member of the Jazz to test positive, with 58 tests administered on Wednesday night.
Gobert posted on Instagram mid-Thursday afternoon, including a public apology:
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Mitchell posted on Instagram early Thursday afternoon.
The NBA suspended the 2019-20 season Wednesday night after Gobert’s positive test, minutes after the Sixers’ game against the Pistons at Wells Fargo Center.
The Sixers have decided to suspend basketball operations.
Teams that have played the Jazz in the past 10 days are being asked to self-quarantine, according to ESPN’s Brian Windhorst. Detroit played Utah this past Saturday.
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The Pistons released a statement on Thursday.
Thursday morning, the Wizards announced that players and team personnel have been advised to self-quarantine for the next three to four days. Washington played the Jazz on Feb. 28.
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