NBA restart: History works in mysterious ways. Just ask Rudy Gobert
The Jazz and Pelicans play in a mostly dark and empty stadium in Orlando, Fla., July 30, 2020. (Drew Hill/Daily Memphian)
Rudy Gobert, the first known NBA player to contract the coronavirus, scored the opening basket of the league's restart Thursday evening.
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Drew Hill
Drew Hill covers the Memphis Grizzlies and is a top-10 APSE winner. He has worked throughout the South writing about college athletics before landing in Memphis.
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