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According to police in Westerly, RI, a child who tested positive for the coronavirus received an autograph from Rudy Gobert when the Jazz were in Boston to play the Celtics last Friday.
WPD-2 kids from #Westerly test positive for #Covid19 1, a student at Springbrook Elementary school, the other a preschooler who attends preschool in CT. 1 is believed to have contracted it on a cruise to the Bahamas, the other got an autograph from an NBA player that has it
— Sam Read (@NBC10_Sam) March 13, 2020
The NBA player has been identified as Rudy Gobert https://t.co/yA2nmd0XQz
— Sam Read (@NBC10_Sam) March 13, 2020
Gobert tested positive for Covid-19 five days later before a game in Oklahoma City which led to the suspension of play in the NBA.
Breaking: Rudy Gobert reportedly has tested positive for coronavirus, per @ShamsCharania.
The Jazz big man is feeling “strong and stable.” pic.twitter.com/OV6w05AJof
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) March 12, 2020
Gobert’s teammate Donovan Mitchell would later test positive for the coronavirus a day later.
Jazz star Donovan Mitchell has tested positive for the coronavirus, league sources tell ESPN. Jazz players privately say that Rudy Gobert had been careless in the locker room touching other players and their belongings. Now a Jazz teammate has tested positive.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) March 12, 2020
As of now it is currently unclear whether Gobert passed the Coronavirus illness to the child in Boston.
Doesn’t mean this is where Gobert got it but interesting none the less. Who knows how many people who will eventually or could test positive have come in contact with these guys and anyone else https://t.co/4P4IT3HDBn
— Sarah Todd (@NBASarah) March 13, 2020