The Utah Jazz host the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday night, and Jazz big man Rudy Gobert is questionable to play due to a hamstring injury.

Gobert is coming off a 15-point, 10 rebound game against the Denver Nuggets on Wednesday.

The Jazz are going up against one of the best big men in the game on Friday in Timberwolves All-Star Karl-Anthony Towns. If Gobert is unable to play, Utah is going to have a very tough time stopping Towns, who is averaging 22.6 points and 12.3 rebounds on the season.

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Rudy Gobert is arguably the best defender at the center position in the NBA. The reigning Defensive Player of the Year is averaging 14.9 points, 13.0 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 2.1 blocks per game for the Jazz this season while shooting 64.2 percent from the field and 65.4 percent from the free-throw line.

Utah enters Friday with a record of 27-22, good for sixth place in the Western Conference standings. If Gobert is out, the Jazz will have to rely on Ekpe Udoh and Derrick Favor to try and contain Towns in the post. Gobert hasn't missed a game yet this season. He is one of the toughest players in the league, so look for Gobert to try and give it a go on Friday.