Rudy Gobert Tested Positive for Coronavirus Which Likely Prompted NBA's Decision to Suspend Season

Many leagues have been doing their best to enact precautions to halt the spread of Coronavirus by limiting fan-player interaction or playing in arenas closed to the public.

However, despite precautionary measures taken by the NBA, Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert tested positive for the Coronavirus on Wednesday, ultimately forcing the NBA to suspend the season.

The Jazz and Thunder players are currently quarantined in the OKC arena, league sources tell ESPN. This is following Rudy Gobert testing positive for the coronavirus.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) March 12, 2020

The rest of the players are being kept quarantined in OKC's Chesapeake Energy Arena.

Gobert joked about the severity of the COVID-19 outbreak by touching all the microphones and recorders of the reporters in the media room a few days ago. He then was listed as questionable to compete in the Jazz-Thunder game that was ultimately postponed for that exact reason.

A few days ago, Rudy Gobert poked fun at the coronavirus panic. Gobert was ruled out of today’s game with an illness before the game was postponed.pic.twitter.com/LFRtEO6NLZ
— Legion Hoops (@LegionHoops) March 12, 2020

The NBA's decision to suspend the season could affect other sports leagues, but then again we don't know of any players elsewhere who have tested positive for Coronavirus. We don't know what this holds for everyone else, but the NBA is on hold as it gathers more information and makes sure more of its players don't get infected.