LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – As one of a dozen reporters with access to the NBA’s sprawling campus, I’m here to work, to rediscover the NBA, to chronicle a historic experience. I have boots on the floor in the bubble, with a lot of stories to tell. But I have …
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It was incredible to finally get the NBA back when LeBron James and the Lakers beat the Clippers.Image: AP photo Basketball gods must love irony. It’s the only way to explain how Rudy Gobert, the first NBA player to test positive for COVID-19, could end up being the same person …
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One hundred and forty-one nights after his positive test for coronavirus triggered the suspension of the NBA season, Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert scored the first points of the league restart, turning a drop move on the former teammate. Team Derrick Favors in Thursday night’s opening game possession against the …
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Rudy Gobert and Donovan Mitchell were among the first NBA players to be diagnosed with the Coronavirus. Rudy Gobert and Donovan Mitchell became part of the limelight in March, as they were the first two players in the league to be diagnosed with the Coronavirus. Of course, this happened after …
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5:25 PM ET Eric WoodyardESPN Despite joining the NBA All-Star team for the first time this season, Utah Jazz Center Rudy Gobert had to overcome public embarrassment after becoming the first NBA player to test positive for coronavirus . The positive test of the Defensive Player of the Year on …
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