Published 10:58 IST, March 13th 2020

Donovan Mitchell becomes second NBA player to test positive for coronavirus

Donovan Mitchell coronavirus: A day after Rudy Gobert, Jazz's 23-year-old guard Donovan Mithcell became the second player to test positive with coronavirus

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On Wednesday, NBA suspended all ir games indefinitely after Utah Jazz's Rudy Gobert tested positive for coronavirus. A day later, Jazz's 23-year-old guard Dovan Mithcell became second player to test positive with coronavirus. According to reports, Rudy Gobert h been careless in locker room, which could be a reason why Dovan Mithcell tested positive for virus.

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Dovan Mithcell coronavirus: Mithcell tests positive for coronavirus after Rudy Gobert

Dovan Mitchell coronavirus: Mitchell could have contracted virus while at Encore Boston Harbor casi

On March 5, Dovan Mitchell was reportedly at Encore Boston Harbor casi while his team was going to play Boston Celtics. On Thursday, Encore Boston along with Massachusetts Gaming Commission anunced that one Encore Boston's guests h tested positive for coronavirus. However, Massachusetts Department of Public Health informed Encore Boston that person tested was at 'low risk' when y visited. Encore Boston was also unaware of guest's interaction with ors. 

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Dovan Mithcell coronavirus: Guard issues statement on his illness via Instagram

Dovan Mithcell coronavirus: Fans reaction to Mithcell contracting virus

As Rudy Gobert himself mitted to being careless about whole situation on Instagram, many fans blamed him for Mitchell testing positive. However, some fans defended Gobert, pointing out that he was unaware of his condition. Some even shared a video of Mitchell before game, where he refused to let a fan touch basketball as y might have virus.

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Dovan Mitchell coronavirus: Mithcell too jokes about virus before testing positive

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10:58 IST, March 13th 2020