Rudy Gobert enters NBA health and safety protocols and Jazz injury report grows

Utah Jazz heart Rudy Gobert, proper, goes previous Charlotte Hornets ahead Jalen McDaniels throughout an NBA recreation at Vivint Area in Salt Lake Metropolis on Monday, Dec. 20, 2021. Gobert has entered the NBA’s well being and security protocols.

Shafkat Anowar, Deseret Information

TORONTO — Utah Jazz heart Rudy Gobert entered the NBA’s COVID-19 well being and security protocols Thursday, changing into the workforce’s second participant to check optimistic for the coronavirus this season.

Joe Ingles grew to become the Jazz’s first participant of the season to get placed on the well being and security protocol listing on Tuesday after returning a optimistic take a look at.

Gobert missed Wednesday’s recreation towards the Denver Nuggets after exhibiting signs, together with a fever, however was listed as out resulting from a non-COVID-19 associated sickness after two speedy antigen COVID-19 checks got here again adverse. Gobert then returned a optimistic take a look at after the workforce underwent PCR testing — which is required to cross the Canadian border — forward of Utah’s Friday contest towards the Toronto Raptors.

Along with being with out Gobert and Ingles, the Jazz can have much more of a skeleton crew on Friday with three different starters listed as out resulting from damage and relaxation.

Donovan Mitchell (decrease again pressure), Mike Conley (proper knee damage restoration) and Bojan Bogdanovic (left center finger sprain) won't play towards the Raptors.

Hassan Whiteside, who has missed three video games with a concussion, stays questionable to play. Royce O’Neale (proper patellar tendonitis), Jordan Clarkson (again tightness), and Rudy Homosexual (proper heel damage restoration) are additionally listed as questionable on the Jazz’s newest damage report.