Pelle is expected to be available Friday in Toronto.
ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski was to first to report that Utah plans to sign Norvel Pelle to a 10-day hardship deal. With so many players potentially out, the Jazz have signed another center to try and avoid a possible postponement. Royce O'Neale (right patellar tendonitis), Hassan Whiteside (concussion), Jordan Clarkson (lower back tightness) and Rudy Gay (right heel injury recovery) are all questionable for Fridays game, possibly making the Jazz even more shorthanded. Instead, they will meet the team in Indiana for Saturday's game against the Pacers. But Gobert and Ingles won't be the only Jazz players who will be out for Friday's game in Toronto.ĭonovan Mitchell (lower back strain), Mike Conley (knee injury) and Bojan Bogdanovic (left middle finger strain) have also been ruled out against the Raptors and won't make the trip to Toronto. Gobert joins teammate Joe Ingles in the COVID protocols. Gobert missed Wednesday's game with what was called a 'non-COVID illness' after he returned two negative rapid tests however, on Thursday, a PCR test came back positive for COVID-19. SALT LAKE CITY - Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert has entered the NBA's health and safety protocols, the team announced Thursday.
