Utah Jazz All Star center Rudy Gobert isn't the most popular guy in the NBA right now, and he has some work to do if he hopes to get back in the good graces of his own teammates. Gobert, who had carelessly mocked the coronavirus outbreak earlier this week, became the first NBA player to test positive for the coronavirus on Wednesday night, leading to a league-wide shutdown.

While the suspension of the NBA season is in the best interest of everyone, Gobert's teammates are still extremely frustrated with him for (unintentionally) passing along the infection to Donovan Mitchell.

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During Thursday night's edition of SportsCenter, ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski explained, "The Jazz are fortunate that they don't have to get back together and start playing games again right now. There is a lot of work to do to repair relationships." Woj adds, "There's a lot of frustration with Gobert."

Gobert, 27, made light of the pandemic following Monday's shoot around when he jokingly touched every microphone on the podium. Furthermore, Jazz players privately said that "Gobert had been careless in the locker room touching other players and their belongings."

Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert, who became “Patient Zero” for the NBA less than 24 hours ago, issued a statement on Thursday regarding his positive test for the coronavirus.

Gobert, 27, made light of the pandemic earlier this week when he jokingly touched every microphone on the podium after Mondays’ shoot around. According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, Jazz players privately said that “Gobert had been careless in the locker room touching other players and their belongings,” which ultimately led to Donovan Mitchell being infected.

On Thursday, Gobert issued an apology on social media, as he described his feelings of fear, anxiety, and embarrassment.

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Gobert’s message reads:

“I want to thank everyone for the outpouring of concern and support over the last 24 hours. I have gone through so many emotions since learning of my diagnosis…mostly fear, anxiety, and embarrassment. The first and most important thing is I would like to publicly apologize to the people that I may have endangered. At the time, I had no idea I was even infected. I was careless and make no excuse. I hope my story serves as a warning and causes everyone to take this seriously. I will do whatever I can to support using my experience as way to educate others and prevent the spread of this virus. I am under great care and will fully recover. Thank you again for all your support. I encourage everyone to take all of the steps to stay safe and healthy. Love.”

Shortly after it was revealed that Gobert has tested positive, the NBA suspended their season, as did many other leagues that are currently ongoing or about to begin. Since then, the NBA has announced that there will be no basketball for a minimum of 30 days.

Today has been a weird yet somber day for sports fans. The feelings all began last night as it was revealed that Rudy Gobert of the Utah Jazz had been diagnosed with the Coronavirus. From there, Gobert's teammate Donovan Mitchell also tested positive for COVID-19. All of this led to the suspension of the NBA season, until further notice. News of this suspension led to a firestorm on social media as fans and players were in absolute shock over all of it.

Now, there is speculation as to when the league will return. Players have been placed within a two-week quarantine period which many felt would be the minimum amount of time before coming back. Well, according to reporter Bruce Arthur, the minimum period of the suspension could last up to 30 days. This means a full month without basketball and it could end up being even longer than that.