SALT LAKE CITY — Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert are the cornerstones of the Utah Jazz, and the Jazz would like to keep it that way.
After both players tested positive for the coronavirus in March, existing tension boiled over between them. What happened next would largely be the deciding factor on whether or not Utah would be able to proceed with keeping its star duo in Salt Lake City for the foreseeable future.
Rather than let any sort of misunderstanding, squabble or disagreement fracture their relationship, Mitchell and Gobert drew strength from what would be one of the best learning experiences of their careers and matured in unexpected ways while in the NBA’s bubble in Orlando.