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Rudy Gobert reflected on the backlash he received after becoming the first NBA player to test positive for COVID-19. Gobert's test was the catalyst for the league suspending its season in March. "Obviously, when you have the whole world judging you or threatening you or sending you a lot of negative energy and stuff like that, it's something that I would say is not easy as a human being. But, at the same time, people are just judging you on the perception they have and the perception you get from sometimes it can be one picture, one video or one interview, one action. So, people don't really know you," said Gobert. Gobert's behavior damaged his relationship with Donovan Mitchell, though Mitchell said that the two are back on good terms. Gobert added that he's ready to get back on the court. "A lot of stuff is going on and it's been a process, but I'm happy now that I'm in a good place and I'm happy that I get the joy back from playing basketball with my team and the competitiveness is back."

Donovan Mitchell said he and Rudy Gobert repaired their relationship after both players tested positive for COVID-19. Mitchell and Gobert did not speak for a month following their positive test. "Right now we're good. We're going out there ready to hoop. And I think the biggest thing that kind of sucked was that it took away from the guys on the team, took away from what the guys on the team were trying to do and I really wish that as going forward," said Mitchell. Mitchell added that he's used the time away from the game to re-evaluate and focus on himself. "I've been going nonstop, really, so now I think this time off has allowed me really just to sit back and just watch. I'm asking questions from guys around the league how they've handled different things and I think it's been a time for me to really just find myself in a way that I've never really found because I've been on the move for so long."

Rudy Gobert said that he is still feeling the side effects from COVID-19. "The taste has returned, but the smell is still not 100%. I can smell the smells, but not from afar. I spoke to specialists, who told me that it could take up to a year," said Gobert in an interview with L'Equipe. Gobert's positive test on March 11th shut down the NBA season. Gobert added that he still feels "weird things," though he doesn't necessarily know if they are attributable to the virus. "I still feel weird things, but I have never been so long in my life without playing a basketball game! I don't know if that's the backlash of the virus. ... Today, I wouldn't say I'm feeling more tired than before. But I had experiences, a month and a half ago, that scared me. I felt like ants in my toes and wondered what it could be. There were quite a few little things like that."

The NBA released its schedule for the rest of the 2020 regular season starting on July 30th in Orlando. The season will resume with a Friday doubleheader featuring the Jazz vs. the Pelicans and Lakers vs. the Clippers. All regular season games will take place between July 30th and August 14th. The remaining schedule is below (in Eastern time): Thursday, July 30Utah vs. New Orleans, 6:30 p.m.LA Clippers vs. L.A. Lakers, 9 p.m. Friday, July 31Orlando vs. Brooklyn, 2:30 p.m.Memphis vs. Portland, 4 p.m.Phoenix vs. Washington, 4 p.m.Boston vs. Milwaukee, 6:30 p.m.Sacramento vs. San Antonio, 8 p.m.Houston vs. Dallas, 9 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 1Miami vs. Denver, 1 p.m.Utah vs. Oklahoma City, 3:30 p.m.New Orleans vs. LA Clippers, 6 p.m.Philadelphia vs. Indiana, 7 p.m.L.A. Lakers vs. Toronto, 8:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 2Washington vs. Brooklyn, 2 p.m.Portland vs. Boston, 3:30 p.m.San Antonio vs. Memphis, 4 p.m.Sacramento vs. Orlando, 6 p.m.Milwaukee vs. Houston, 8:30 p.m.Dallas vs. Phoenix, 9 p.m. Monday, Aug. 3Toronto vs. Miami, 1:30 p.m.Denver vs. Oklahoma City, 4 p.m.Indiana vs. Washington, 4 p.m.Memphis vs. New Orleans, 6:30 p.m.San Antonio vs. Philadelphia, 8 p.m.L.A. Lakers vs. Utah, 9 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 4Brooklyn vs. Milwaukee, 1:30 p.m.Dallas vs. Sacramento, 2:30 p.m.Phoenix vs. LA Clippers, 4 p.m.Orlando vs. Indiana, 6 p.m.Boston vs. Miami, 6:30 p.m.Houston vs. Portland, 9 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 5Memphis vs. Utah, 2:30 p.m.Philadelphia vs. Washington, 4 p.m.Denver vs. San Antonio, 4 p.m.Oklahoma City vs. L.A. Lakers, 6:30 p.m.Toronto vs. Orlando, 8 p.m.Brooklyn vs. Boston, 9 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 6New Orleans vs. Sacramento, 1:30 p.m.Miami vs. Milwaukee, 4 p.m.Indiana vs. Phoenix, 4 p.m.LA Clippers vs. Dallas, 6:30 p.m.Portland vs. Denver, 8 p.m.L.A. Lakers vs. Houston, 9 p.m. Friday, Aug. 7Utah vs. San Antonio, 1 p.m.Oklahoma City vs. Memphis, 4 p.m.Sacramento vs. Brooklyn, 5 p.m.Orlando vs. Philadelphia, 6:30 p.m.Washington vs. New Orleans, 8 p.m.Boston vs. Toronto, 9 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 8LA Clippers vs. Portland, 1 p.m.Utah vs. Denver, 3:30 p.m.L.A. Lakers vs. Indiana, 6 p.m.Phoenix vs. Miami, 7:30 p.m.Milwaukee vs. Dallas, 8:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 9Washington vs. Oklahoma City, 12:30 p.m.Memphis vs. Toronto, 2 p.m.San Antonio vs. New Orleans, 3 p.m.Orlando vs. Boston, 5 p.m.Philadelphia vs. Portland, 6:30 p.m.Houston vs. Sacramento, 8 p.m.Brooklyn vs. LA Clippers, 9 p.m. Monday, Aug. 10Oklahoma City vs. Phoenix, 2:30 p.m.Dallas vs. Utah, 3 p.m.Toronto vs. Milwaukee, 6:30 p.m.Indiana vs. Miami, 8 p.m.Denver vs. L.A. Lakers, 9 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 11Brooklyn vs. Orlando, 1 p.m.Houston vs. San Antonio, 2 p.m.Phoenix vs. Philadelphia, 4:30 p.m.Portland vs. Dallas, 5 p.m.Boston vs. Memphis, 6:30 p.m.New Orleans vs. Sacramento, 9 p.m.Milwaukee vs. Washington, 9 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 12Indiana vs. Houston, 4 p.m.Toronto vs. Philadelphia, 6:30 p.m.Miami vs. Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.LA Clippers vs. Denver, 9 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 13Washington vs. Boston, TBAPortland vs. Brooklyn, TBASacramento vs. L.A. Lakers, TBAMilwaukee vs. Memphis, TBANew Orleans vs. Orlando, TBADallas vs. Phoenix, TBASan Antonio vs. Utah, TBA Friday, Aug. 14Philadelphia vs. Houston, TBAMiami vs. Indiana, TBAOklahoma City vs. LA Clippers, TBADenver vs. Toronto, TBA