NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - JANUARY 06: Donovan Mitchell #45 of the Utah Jazz and Rudy Gobert #27 talk against the New Orleans Pelicans during a game at the Smoothie King Center on January 06, 2020 in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Report: Mitchell is 2nd Jazz player to test positive for coronavirus

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Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell has tested positive for the new coronavirus, sources told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.

The development comes less than 24 hours after teammate Rudy Gobert tested positive for COVID-19, which is caused by the new coronavirus. According to Wojnarowski, Jazz players privately said that Gobert had been careless in the locker room, touching other players and their belongings.

Mitchell is the only other member of the Jazz organization to test positive after all team players and personnel were screened Wednesday night, sources told The Athletic's Shams Charania.

The 23-year-old posted an update Thursday on Instagram:

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Thanks to everyone who has been reaching out since hearing the news about my positive test. We are all learning more about the seriousness of this situation and 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. I appreciate the authorities in Oklahoma who were helpful with the testing process and everyone from the @utahjazz who have been so supportive. I am going to keep following the advice of our medical staff and hope that we can all come together and be there for each other and our neighbors who need our help❤️🕷

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Mitchell was in attendance at Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City on Wednesday night before the scheduled Jazz-Thunder game. That contest was ultimately postponed when Gobert, who was offsite at a local hospital, tested positive for COVID-19. The entire Jazz team was then quarantined in the arena and tested.

Earlier this week, Gobert joked with reporters by touching microphones at the end of his media availability after the NBA had put distance restrictions in place.