Utah Jazz Center Rudy Gobert, whose positive COVID-19 test in March caused the NBA to suspend the 2019-20 season, says he still hasn’t completely regained his sense of smell after the coronavirus.
“The taste has returned, but the smell is still not 100%,” Gobert told the French sports magazine L’Equipe (via NBC Sports). “I can smell the smells, but not from a distance. I spoke to specialists who told me it could take up to a year.”
The NBA suspended the 2019-20 season on March 11. That evening, Gobert’s jazz team was scheduled to play the Oklahoma City Thunder, but the game was canceled before the start after reports surfaced that a player had tested positive for COVID-19.
Gobert announced on social media that he had tested positive for coronavirus the day after the NBA stopped the season.
After taking a break since March 11, the NBA will resume the 2019-20 campaign on July 30 at the Disney Resort in Orlando with no fans present.
