Utah Jazz stars Donovan Mitchell, Rudy Gobert and the rest of the Utah Jazz staff have been cleared of the coronavirus by the state’s health department.
The team received the good news on Friday. Neither player was hospitalized, though Gobert said he briefly lost his sense of taste and smell.
Mitchell took to his Instagram page to share the happy news with his followers. Even though he is cleared and he can’t pass the virus on to others, he said he will stay home to ease the fears of the public.
The NBA cancelled the rest of the season after Gobert tested positive. Mitchell tested positive the next day, while the rest of the Jazz players and staff tested negative.
According to the USA Today, Oklahoma City health officials took 58 tests kits to Utah’s Vivant Center to test the players and staff on site because the health department considered it a “public health decision.”
Other NBA players who tested positive include 2 unidentified Lakers players, as well as Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant, Detroit Pistons forward Christian Wood, Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart, 3 unidentified Philadelphia 76ers players and 3 unidentified Nets players. The Denver Nuggets also reported one member of their organization tested positive.
