In the final seconds of the Atlanta Hawks’ 136-131 OT loss to the Knicks, Vince Carter jogged up the court, took a pass from Trae Young and stepped into a 26-footer, draining it. It was his 2,290th career three-point make, the sixth-most in NBA history. It was also his last. Probably.
The face-off between the Hawks and Knicks started as your routine NBA game between two non-contending teams but ended much, much differently. About 15 minutes after tip, news started to come out that Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert had tested positive for COVID-19, the first professional athlete to do so.