Rudy Gobert of the Utah Jazz offered the first of what he said will be “many steps” he will take to help with the coronavirus pandemic, pledging Saturday to donate more than $500,000 to relief efforts. “I know there are countless ways that people have been impacted,” Gobert continued. The NBA’s shutdown is planned for a minimum of 30 days, meaning the earliest basketball can resume is April 10. Gobert’s gift comes on the heels of several other NBA players publicly announcing similar donations to help arena workers who will be missing out on income because of no games or other events in their facilities. Many NBA and NHL teams have said they are working to help arena employees who will be adversely affected by the shutdown.

Source: Fox News March 15, 2020 01:52 UTC