Donovan Mitchell is the SECOND Utah Jazz player to contract Coronavirus, testing positive, hours after Rudy Gobert

Donovan Mitchell becomes second Utah Jazz player to contract Coronavirus

In 2017, the Utah Jazz were expected to fall apart, with Gordon Hayward leaving for the Celtics, in free agency. A good team, the Jazz didn’t have a lottery draft pick. It turns out, the Jazz didn’t need it, as their draft pick, Donovan Mitchell, was more than enough.

Donovan Mitchell was not a high draft pick and he was a rookie. However, none of this stopped him from asserting himself as the leader of the team. Quickly, Mitchell formed a duo with Rudy Gobert. Not only did he keep their record respectable, going from 51 wins to 48 wins, he led Utah to a stronger playoff performance.

Behind Mitchell’s strong play, the Jazz remained a playoff team, and their win total didn’t decrease by much. In the playoffs, Mitchell showed what he was made of. The Jazz actually got a little further in the playoffs, upsetting OKC, and pushing the Rockets to five games.

Last night, the Jazz were set to play those OKC Thunder, but the game was postponed, due to Coronavirus. Later, the NBA announced the season was suspended, after Rudy Gobert contracted the virus. This morning, Mitchell was revealed to be the second player in the NBA, also the Jazz, to contract the virus.

Source: Big Time Media

Donovan Mitchell becomes second Utah Jazz player to contract Coronavirus