It’s officially been two years since the infamous Utah Jazz vs. Oklahoma City Thunder game that never started due to Jazz center Rudy Gobert testing positive for COVID-19. Moments before tipoff, the NBA decided to cancel the game due to Gobert’s positive case, which was the first known case in the league.
The Thunder entered the game just a full game back from the Jazz for a top-four seed in the Western Conference standings. A home win would mean that the Thunder would be a top-four seed just a month before the season initially was supposed to end.
Instead, March 11, 2020 is known for being the day that the NBA suspended its season as COVID-19 hit the United States drastically. The NBA would restart its season in late July in the NBA Bubble, where the Thunder would lose to the Houston Rockets in seven games in the First Round of the playoffs.
