Coronavirus COVID-19 Rudy Gobert, Donovan Mitchell, NBA Utah Jazz
FILE - In this Saturday, March 7, 2020, file photo, Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert (27) talks with guard Donovan Mitchell, left, during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Detroit Pistons, in Detroit. Both players tested positive for the coronavirus. Gobert's test result forced the NBA to suspend the season. Both players have been cleared of the virus. (AP Photo/Duane Burleson, File)
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Part of the impetus for testing NBA players is that they could become "super-spreaders" who unknowingly infect many other people.
As of Friday, there are 10 known NBA players who have tested positive for the virus, which includes former NBA MVP Kevin Durant of the Brooklyn Nets and Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart.
Donovan Mitchell said that he feels well enough to compete — on a basketball court as well as on a simulated basketball court.
