Collected Item: “Microphone Touching”
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Microphone Touching
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Website
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The NBA was considering a stoppage of games due to the outbreaks of COVID-19. During one of the press conferences a player named Rudy Gobert decided to touch all the microphones in the press room after speaking with reporters, within days the world learned that he had contracted Covid-19 and the sports world began shutting down all sports, including NCAA tournament and all sports around the world. Gobert was one of the first celebrities to contract COVID-19.
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#NBA, #lostseason #COVID-19, #ASU, #HST485, #Sports, #sad, #scared
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https://www.cbsnews.com/news/rudy-gobert-nba-utah-jazz-player-tested-positive-for-coronavirus-touching-reporters-microphones-donovan/
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CBS News
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2020-03-12