Jazz center Rudy Gobert will donate more than $500,000 to support the Vivint Smart Home Arena employee relief fund and COVID-related social services relief in Utah, Oklahoma City and the French health care system.
Gobert's donation includes $200,000 for the part-time employees at the Jazz's arena who are out of work during the NBA's suspended season. He will also give $100,000 each to assist families affected by the coronavirus pandemic in Utah and Oklahoma City, as well as 100,000 euros to France, his native country.
The NBA suspended the season on Wednesday night before the Jazz-Thunder game after Gobert tested positive for the virus.