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  • 2020-03-19 (xsd:date)
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  • Did Utah Jazz Player Emmanuel Mudiay Test Positive For Coronavirus? (en)
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  • An image shared on Facebook more than 550 times claims that Utah Jazz basketball player Emmanuel Mudiay tested positive for COVID-19. Verdict: False While two of his teammates did test positive for the new coronavirus, Mudiay confirmed in a March 12 tweet that he had received negative test results. Fact Check: The NBA suspended the 2019-2020 season on March 11 after Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert became the first player to test positive for COVID-19, according to The New York Times . (RELATED: Did Lebron James Wear A ‘Same Crime’ Protest T-Shirt?) The Basketball Updates Facebook page posted an image the following day falsely claiming Mudiay, a teammate of Gobert and a point guard on the Jazz, had also tested positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus. In fact, Mudiay tweeted March 12 that he tested negative. Firstly, thanks to everyone for the positive words. Yesterday I got tested for the Covid-19 virus. By God’s grace it came out negative. Despite my teammates and I taking necessary precautions, it didn’t turn out as expected. To my guys @spidadmitchell @rudygobert27 , God speed????????❤️ pic.twitter.com/5zbj1MFgRO — Emmanuel Mudiay (@emmanuelmudiay) March 12, 2020 Firstly, thanks to everyone for the positive words. Yesterday I got tested for the Covid-19 virus. By God’s grace it came out negative, he tweeted. Despite my teammates and I taking necessary precautions, it didn’t turn out as expected. To my guys @spidadmitchell @rudygobert27 , God speed. The Jazz tested all its traveling players and personnel as a precaution after Gobert reportedly touched teammates and their belongings in the locker room, according to CBS Sports . On March 12, guard Donovan Mitchell confirmed that he too had tested positive for COVID-19. Mitchell was the only other person in the Jazz’s traveling party to test positive, per The Athletic reporter Shams Charania . Sources: Donovan Mitchell was the only Jazz player/personnel to test positive for coronavirus out of 58 tests administered on Wednesday night. Remaining tests came back negative. — Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) March 12, 2020 Sources: Donovan Mitchell was the only Jazz player/personnel to test positive for coronavirus out of 58 tests administered on Wednesday night, he tweeted . Remaining tests came back negative. At least seven NBA players have tested positive for COVID-19, including Brooklyn Nets player Kevin Durant and Detroit Pistons player Christian Wood, according to the Los Angeles Times . The Los Angeles Lakers players were tested for the virus outside their practice facility on March 18, per CBS Sports , and results have not yet come in at the time of publication. The Utah Jazz did not respond to a request for comment. (en)
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