Rudy Gobert Articles - Page 26

After Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert was revealed to be the first NBA player to test positive for the novel coronavirus strain, it was no surprise that a teammate of his — fellow All-Star Donovan Mitchell — would be the next in line to have one as well. But according to an NBA agent, it’s […]

The NBA was fully prepared to go forward with games with no fans before Rudy Gobert’s positive coronavirus test quickly resulted in a suspension of the 2019-20 season. Gobert’s positive test acted as a wake-up call and really got people around the league paying attention to COVID-19. Before the suspension, the league held calls with […]

Rudy Gobert appears to be public enemy number one among NBA fans and, if rumors are to be believed, his own Utah Jazz teammates too, after his irresponsible antics of late with the novel coronavirus. The Stifle Tower’s fellow All-Star, Donovan Mitchell, even appeared to not mince words with his Instagram post that he’s alluding […]

Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green has had plenty of battles against Rudy Gobert, Donovan Mitchell and the rest of the Utah Jazz in recent seasons. Green bared that he is heartbroken upon news that the pair of Jazz All-Stars tested positive for the dreaded novel coronavirus (COVID-19). The positive test ultimately led to the […]

The team dynamic inside the Utah Jazz locker room will certainly be tested, following center Rudy Gobert testing positive for the coronavirus on Wednesday. ESPN sportscaster Scott Van Pelt and senior reporter Adrian Wojnarowski certainly think so, as they talked about the Jazz and the entire league’s conundrum on Thursday. Van Pelt noted that there […]

Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert reportedly won’t be fined or suspended by the NBA for his actions leading up to testing positive for the coronavirus, per Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports. Gobert was shown on video jokingly touching the microphones of reporters several days ago: The NBA will not be fine or suspend Utah Jazz […]

TNT analyst Charles Barkley offered his support to Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert amid the whole coronavirus fiasco. The 7-foot-1 Frenchman has been the subject scrutiny across the globe for his careless and nonchalant approach to the pandemic virus. He ended up testing positive for the dreaded COVID-19 on Wednesday. Barkley, who was unable to […]

Utah Jazz shooting guard Jordan Clarkson took to Twitter to react to the news that his teammates Rudy Gobert and Donovan Mitchell have the coronavirus. Clarkson and the rest of his Jazz teammates landed back in Utah on Thursday without Gobert and Mitchell with them: https://twitter.com/JordanClarksons/status/1238213306042720258 Wednesday was truly a dark day for the NBA. […]

On Saturday, March 7, Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert gave his game-worn arm sleeves to Detroit Pistons fans at Little Caesars Arena. Gobert tested positive for the coronavirus on Wednesday. As a result, the NBA season has been suspended. Ruddy Gobert in Detroit 3/7/20 Players from the Cleveland Cavaliers, New York Knicks, Toronto Raptors, Boston […]

Utah Jazz players have landed back in Salt Lake City without All-Stars Rudy Gobert and Donovan Mitchell, per Jeff Goodman of the Stadium Network. Gobert and Mitchell tested positive for the coronavirus. The NBA suspended the season on Wednesday: Utah Jazz flight landed back in Salt Lake City and obviously Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert […]

Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert set the sports world alight when he tested positive for the coronavirus on Wednesday evening in Oklahoma City. On Monday, Gobert had “jokingly” touched all of the Jazz reporter’s microphones and recorders as a sort of mockery of precautions taken by the NBA, which mandated all reporters maintain 6-to-8 feet […]

Members of the Cleveland Cavaliers’ medical staff believe Rudy Gobert and Donovan Mitchell of the Utah Jazz contracted the coronavirus after their visit to Cleveland on March 2, according to Chris Fedor of cleveland.com. The Cavs have been in constant touch with the Jazz, even after none of their players showed any symptoms of the […]

Less than 24 hours after Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert tested positive for the coronavirus, his teammate Donovan Mitchell did as well — the only other case out of 58 people tested for the virus. While their immediate teammates and employees are in the clear, Gobert and Mitchell visited two non-NBA gyms before testing positive. […]

Orlando Magic guard Evan Fournier is coming to the defense of Jazz big man Rudy Gobert, who was diagnosed with coronavirus on Wednesday. Gobert has faced a fair amount of scrutiny since being diagnosed. Though fear surrounding this pandemic was already growing, Rudy made it a point to touch all of the microphones during Monday’s […]

Orlando Magic guard Evan Fournier has spoken to fellow Frenchman Rudy Gobert of the Utah Jazz, who recently tested positive for COVID-19. According to Fournier, the Jazz center is “doing good.” Via Twitter, Fournier shared that he got on the phone with Gobert. This came just a few hours after the 27-year-old tested positive for the […]

NBA fans and players found themselves bombarded with news related to the coronavirus Wednesday night as cities and sports teams all over announced their course of action in response to the pandemic. A chronological sampling of events from the day that was Wednesday, March 11. pic.twitter.com/0ez6Oi9Mgv — Bryan Fischer (@BryanDFischer) March 12, 2020 But for […]

It’s everywhere in the news, but it’s important to reiterate that Rudy Gobert is the first NBA player to be infected with COVID-19. The Utah Jazz center’s condition immediately affected the season, but the question now lies on how the Frenchman contracted the disease. It turns out that he possibly got it after hanging out […]

The NBA has suspended the season on Wednesday immediately following initial reports of Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert testing positive for COVID-19. Subsequently, teams who recently played with Utah have also taken swift action. The Toronto Raptors, who had a game in Utah on Monday night, has informed their players to self-quarantine for the next […]

The Utah Jazz are now at the center of the NBA microscope as Rudy Gobert tested positive for COVID-19. They are taking steps in order to prevent the disease from spreading by having the entire team tested. ClutchPoints reported an update on the team’s next steps after the Stifle Tower became the first NBA player […]

Detroit Pistons head coach Dwane Casey lauded the NBA for its quick response in suspending the season after news broke that Utah Jazz big man Rudy Gobert was tested positive for COVID-19. Per Michael Lee of The Athletic, Casey called the unfolding of events “unprecedented.” For him, sports have always served as a means to […]

The coronavirus quickly spread across the country and the globe. With Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert (as well as his teammate Emmanuel Mudiay) testing positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday, it makes sense that the league has suspended the season. The French big has shared the floor with 34 different players since Friday which has understandably […]

Utah Jazz big man Rudy Gobert has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, triggering the NBA to suspend the 2019-20 season. The virus, officially called COVID-19, is asymptomatic in nature. This means that a person infected with the virus may not necessarily show symptoms but can still infect other people. Below is the Jazz’s game […]

Following the postponing of Wednesday’s game between the Utah Jazz and the Oklahoma City Thunder and subsequent suspension of the NBA season, the Utah Jazz released a statement per Howard Beck of Bleacher Report. The reason for the statement obviously being the big news that Jazz center Rudy Gobert had tested positive for the coronavirus […]

Following the cancellation of Wednesday’s game between the Utah Jazz and the Oklahoma City Thunder, the players at Chesapeake Energy Arena have been quarantined in locker rooms. The NBA announced the postponing of the game due to fears of the coronavirus spreading and the fans were asked to leave the arena. However, per Tony Jones […]

Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert recently touched a bunch of mics during a press conference with reporters. That video is now going viral after he tested positive for the coronavirus and the NBA suspended the season on Wednesday. https://twitter.com/DanWeiner/status/1237909108071809030 Gobert should have been smarter than this, as he was clearly taking the coronavirus too lightly. […]

Utah Jazz star center Rudy Gobert has tested positive for coronavirus, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic. Gobert felt “good, strong and stable” before the game and was ready to play on Wednesday against the Oklahoma City Thunder. However, things took a turn for the worse. Utah Jazz All-Star Rudy Gobert has tested positive […]

Karma seems to have hit Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert right in the teeth. Gobert reportedly made it a point to touch the microphones and recorders of every reporter around him in the media room on Monday. https://www.instagram.com/p/B9m04hmBjTI/ Now two days later, Gobert is reportedly dealing with an illness and has been listed as questionable […]

The Utah Jazz are listing center Rudy Gobert as questionable to face the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday, per the NBA’s official injury report. The Jazz say Gobert is dealing with an illness. This comes after Gobert recently touched every mic and recorder in front of him: rudy gobert is questionable with an illness two […]

Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert is clearly not happy about his ejection on Monday against the Toronto Raptors. According to the defensive stalwart, if the referees fail to do their job next time, he’ll take the matter in his own hands.’ Gobert said the referees didn’t bat an eye when OG Anunoby tried to land […]

OG Anunoby of the Toronto Raptors and Rudy Gobert of the Utah Jazz both got ejected after a heated encounter in Monday’s duel in Salt Lake City. As the Raptors were about to cross halfcourt against the Jazz, notice how Anunoby seemingly tried to land a vicious elbow at Gobert. Gobert and Mike Conley saw […]

Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert had some stifling comments prior to facing the Boston Celtics on Thursday, claiming his team no longer looked like the defensive powerhouse it has been in years past. The Jazz recently resorted to yanking Joe Ingles out of the lineup after an initial mandate would have seen newcomer Mike Conley […]

The Utah Jazz are among the best teams in the Western Conference, even amid a three-game losing streak. The Jazz are one of the more well-balanced squads in the NBA, ranking 10th in offensive rating and 11th in defensive rating, according to Basketball-Reference. But the Jazz still cling to the identity of being overlooked. It […]

Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert has a lot of doubters in the NBA, even still after winning back-to-back Defensive Player of the Year awards and making his first All-Star team this season. Gobert says it’s “great” to have doubters because it only motivates him to become a better player for the Jazz moving forward. The […]

The Utah Jazz have always banked on their physicality and defense as the formula to their success. But this season, it seems like the identity they have built defensively over the past seasons is slowly crumbling. In light of their defensive struggles over the past month, Jazz center Rudy Gobert believes they should get back […]

The Utah Jazz gave two-time reigning Defensive Player of the Year Rudy Gobert the assignment of guarding Houston Rockets star point guard Russell Westbrook on Saturday. Shockingly, Westbrook was not amused by this. Russ torched Gobert and the Jazz for 34 points on 14-of-26 shooting, leading Houston to a 120-110 road win that left both […]

The Utah Jazz tried to deploy two-time Defensive Player of the Year Rudy Gobert on Houston Rockets guard Russell Westbrook on Saturday night. It was certainly an interesting tactic from Jazz head coach Quin Snyder to say the least. Though Utah dropped the home game, 120-110, Gobert believes that putting him on Westbrook at least […]

Utah Jazz star Donovan Mitchell has had it with the detractors and naysayers framing teammate Rudy Gobert as unworthy of All-Star mention. Gobert was visibly upset and in tears last season when he found out he didn’t make the cut, now largely painted as a defensive force as a two-time Defensive Player of the Year […]

The Utah Jazz have quietly become one of the more exciting NBA teams in the league. Adding to their pick-and-roll arsenal, the team embraced the 3-point line which led to a fourth-best 36-18 record in the Western Conference. Utah’s  success has also allowed for their stars Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert to become NBA All-Stars. […]

Head coaches around the league rewarded Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert a well-deserved spot as a reserve in this year’s NBA All-Star game. Gobert’s game isn’t predicated on flashy offensive highlights, which is what fans look for in the All-Star weekend’s main event. However, Gobert’s teammate Donovan Mitchell doesn’t think the two-time Defensive Player of […]