Donovan Mitchell Tests Positive for Covid-19

https://www.hoopsrumors.com/2020/03/western-notes-mitchell-kerr-anthony-suns.html
Donovan Mitchell is “extremely frustrated” with Jazz teammate Rudy Gobert after testing positive for the coronavirus, league sources told Sports Illustrated’s Chris Mannix. Gobert has apologized for his careless actions earlier in the week, prior to being the first NBA player to test positive. The team has a solid young core but how Mitchell responds when play resumes could make or break their relationship, Mannix continues. The Jazz were rising up the Western Conference standings but if this leads to locker room issues, it could have a major impact on the franchise’s playoff expectations, Mannix adds.

https://www.si.com/nba/2020/03/13/utah-jazz-rudy-gobert-donovan-mitchell-coronavirus
Mitchell is “extremely frustrated” with Gobert, league sources told SI.com. In an Instagram post, Mitchell said of coronavirus “hopefully people can continue to educate themselves and realize that they need to behave responsibly both for their own health and for the well being of those around them.”

How Mitchell responds when play resumes could make or break their relationship, sources familiar with the locker room dynamic told SI.com. Backstopped by Gobert and Mitchell, the Jazz have an enviable young core. The recent resurgence of Mike Conley had helped push Utah—41-23 before the season was suspended—back into the top half of the Western Conference playoff bracket. Royce O’Neale’s insertion into the starting lineup had buoyed the defense and Conley’s shooting—including the six three’s he made in a road win over Boston—has at least opened the door to the possibility that the Jazz could live up to some lofty preseason expectations.

A fissure in the locker room could derail that. NBA teams have a lot to figure out in the coming months, the Jazz included. But Gobert’s admitted recklessness adds another layer of problems for Utah, problems that could certainly linger.

 

Sounds like Jazz is out of tune.

 

Sounds like Kobe v Shaq v.2.0, except that Mitchell is no Kobe, Gobert is no Shaq, and Jazz is no Lakers.

 

You don't necessarily have to be friends to be successful. That being said, I see them having to move one of the two in the not too distant future (it's going to be Gobert).