On January 7, Beijing time, according to the famous Charania, Jazz center Rudy Gobert was once again infected with the new crown, triggering a health and safety agreement. Gobert's two rapid test results on Thursday Beijing time were negative, but the results of one nucleic acid test showed positive. Gobert was the first player in the NBA to be diagnosed with a new crown, and now he has been recruited again, becoming the second player in the Jazz to trigger the agreement. In addition, Bucks star Holliday also triggered a health and safety agreement today.
Previously, Ingles triggered the agreement, making the Jazz the last team in the league to have a player trigger agreement, and all 30 teams had experience in the middle of the lottery. Now with Gobert triggering the deal, jazz are suddenly in a personnel crisis. According to Jazz Reporter, in addition to Gobert and Ingles, Mitchell, Conley and Bogdanovic will not play tomorrow's game against the Raptors, in addition, Clarkson, Whiteside, O'Neal and Gay are all in a state of doubt. They have 5 players confirmed to be absent and 4 players are in doubt.
Gobert became the first person to contract COVID-19 in the 2019-20 season, when the scene where he touched the microphone was still impressive. Today, the NBA's epidemic problem is quite serious.
According to ESPN reporters, more than half of the league's players have triggered the agreement, and 12 head coaches and multiple referees have also been recruited. However, the league did not intend to abort the season, they allowed the team to sign substitute players and select referees from the G League to join the NBA. When necessary, they survive the crisis by postponing the game.