Rudy Gobert, who is now ill, was previously mocking Coronavirus
Rudy Gobert probably is rethinking his behavior over the past few days.
At the Utah Jazz’s shootaround on Monday, players met with reporters in the media room as part of the team’s measures in response to Coronavirus. Gobert made light of the situation by touching every microphone and recorder in front of him, according to Jazz reporter Eric Walden.
As part of the Jazz’s COVID-19 response, shootaround availability was done in the ZBBC media room today rather than on the court. As Rudy Gobert got finished discussing the situation, he stood up, leaned over and made it a point to touch every mic and recorder in front of him.
— Eric Walden (@tribjazz) March 9, 2020
Here is the video:
So…here is Rudy touching all the mics following Mondays shoot around that has some people concerned… #TakeNote #utahjazz #CoronaVirus pic.twitter.com/dr4auECTr4
— Dave Fox (@Davefox2) March 12, 2020
Gobert was showing that he wasn’t taking things very seriously regarding the possible spread of germs.
Fast forward to Wednesday, and Gobert along with teammate Emmanuel Mudiay were both listed as questionable for the Jazz’s Wednesday night game against the Thunder.
Injury Report:
QUESTIONABLE – Rudy Gobert (illness)
QUESTIONABLE – Emmanuel Mudiay (illness)
— Utah Jazz (@utahjazz) March 11, 2020
Neither player participated in shootaround, and both were later declared out for the game, though the Jazz changed Gobert’s status to questionable.
Rudy's status has been changed to QUESTIONABLE
— Utah Jazz (@utahjazz) March 11, 2020
The Thunder-Jazz game was later postponed at the last second, just before the game’s scheduled tipoff. The reason? They just found out Gobert had tested positive for Coronavirus.
