The Washington Wizards are currently on self-quarantine after Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert (then subsequently Donovan Mitchell) tested positive for COVID-19. It’s a bizarre turn of events for the entire league, and it’s truly unprecedented as the NBA has hit pause on the whole NBA season until further notice.
On TNT, NBA commissioner Adam Silver stated the delay would be “at least” 30 days.
This is absolutely serious and the right thing to do. I know it sucks for all of us basketball fans to miss out on our beloved sport, but the risk of mass infection at large gatherings by an extremely contagious and still somewhat unknown strain of the coronavirus is far too great to risk for a game.