Jazz star Donovan Mitchell tests positive for COVID-19

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Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell (45) lays the ball up as Los Angeles Lakers guard Lance Stephenson defends. (Rick Bowmer/AP)

Utah Jazz star Donovan Mitchell has tested positive for COVID-19. Mitchell himself confirmed the results on his Instagram page.

Reports broke late Wednesday that Jazz centre Rudy Gobert had tested positive for coronavirus — the first among NBA players. The league responded quickly by suspending the 2019-20 season indefinitely, with several teams advised to self-quarantine.

According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, Gobert’s teammates said he “had been careless in the locker room touching other players and their belongings.”

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