THE DAY AFTER Rudy Gobert tested positive for the coronavirus, triggering the suspension of the NBA season, the Utah Jazz center tried to get in touch with his co-star, Donovan Mitchell. Gobert had just learned that Mitchell was the only other member of the team's 58-person traveling party to test positive.
Gobert called Mitchell on March 12, then texted and later direct-messaged him on Instagram. Mitchell didn't respond.
Earlier that afternoon, Gobert had apologized in an Instagram post to the people he had potentially exposed to the virus, calling his behavior "careless.