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Indiana Pacers center Myles Turner was not pleased after being snubbed from both of the All-Defensive teams after the league released the results of the voting. Reigning Defensive Player of the Year Rudy Gobert of the Utah Jazz garnered 97 first-place votes and the closest to an unanimous vote to make the team, while Joel […]

Utah Jazz big man Rudy Gobert is favored to win the 2019 Defensive Player of the Year award, per BetOnline.ag. The online betting site has Gobert at a -500 to win the award. Milwaukee Bucks star swingman Giannis Antetokounmpo is at a +350 and Oklahoma City Thunder small forward Paul George is at a +900. […]

With the conference finals in full swing, the NBA has released its early nominations for the 2018-19 Defensive Player of the Year award. While Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo and Oklahoma City Thunder forward Paul George have received plenty of love, it appears Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert will have a chance to defend his […]

The recently concluded NBA Draft Lottery has created a lot of surprises, capped off by the New Orleans Pelicans winning the first overall pick. A lot of people believe that this marks the end of tanking, as recent changes in the draft lottery rules do not guarantee the team with the worst record in the […]

The Utah Jazz are one of those teams good enough to make the playoffs every year, but not actually good enough to make any real noise when they get there. The Jazz have the young star in Donovan Mitchell and the elite defender in Rudy Gobert, but outside of that, Utah is full of a […]

Rudy Gobert of the Utah Jazz was tuned in to Game 1 of the Western Conference Semifinals between the Houston Rockets and the Golden State Warriors. From his observation, it seemed that the Warriors were allowed to aggressively contest Harden when he shoots his dreaded 3-pointer — some of them like the photo below was […]

Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert is planning to improve this game this offseason, a response to his team’s inability to perform at a high level in the playoffs. Gobert said that it’s time for him to elevate his game. Gobert: "I want to take it to the next level. I've been putting too many limits […]

The Houston Rockets were able to win ugly on Wednesday night against the Utah Jazz, finishing off Utah behind a terrible shooting night for the Jazz. The Rockets were also buoyed by a return to form for its center Clint Capela, who was suffering from a virus in the last game in Utah in the […]

On Wednesday night, the Houston Rockets defeated the Utah Jazz by a final score of 100-93, sealing back-to-back series wins over the Jazz by a 4-1 margin dating back to last year’s postseason. The Rockets look to be a scary team as they can either win by blitzing teams on offense, as they did early […]

Much like former Defensive Player of the Year Draymond Green, Rudy Gobert is still motivated by falling to the 27th slot in the 2013 NBA Draft. Like Green, the Utah Jazz center can recite each of the players that went before him that day. “I got drafted 27th, I was a little frustrated to be […]

The Utah Jazz is in trouble. Already the underdogs in their first round match-up against the Houston Rockets, they find themselves quickly down two games to none. Utah will need a strong showing at home just to tie the series. Both teams are very talented. But center Rudy Gobert thinks Houston’s success goes far beyond […]

The Utah Jazz got the short end of the stick on Wednesday night. Despite the Denver Nuggets and Portland Trail Blazers each facing double-digit deficits in the fourth quarter of their regular-season finales, both teams were able to pull out comeback victories, inching ahead of the Houston Rockets in the standings to earn the second […]

The Houston Rockets and Utah Jazz will meet in the first round of the 2019 NBA playoffs with the series beginning Sunday at Toyota Center at 9:30 p.m. ET. The Rockets finished the 2018-19 season with a 53-29 record, good enough for the No. 4 seed in the Western Conference. The fifth-seeded Utah Jazz posted […]

Utah Jazz shooting guard Donovan Mitchell thinks center Rudy Gobert “should be Defensive Player of the Year again.” Gobert won the award last season and is having another stellar defensive campaign for the Jazz in 2018-19. “Rudy, obviously, definitely deserves it,” Mitchell said, via Eric Walden of the Salt Lake Tribune. “I think he should be […]

Utah Jazz big man Rudy Gobert is aiming to win his second straight Defensive Player of the Year award, and as part of his campaign, the Jazz have photoshopped Gobert on to the album cover for John Coltrane’s classic Prestige 7105: I see you @utahjazz. The Gobert DPOY campaign is dope. The attention to detail […]

Utah Jazz big man Rudy Gobert made some history on Wednesday night as he became the first ever player in franchise history to grab more than 1,000 rebounds in multiple seasons. This is via NBA stats guru Justin Kubatko. Rudy Gobert grabbed his 1,000th rebound of the season last night. He is the first player […]

The Utah Jazz have found a gold mine in center Rudy Gobert, a 7-foot-1 Goliath who, with time and patience, has become the franchise’s vital cog at the offensive end. Once known as merely a defensive stalwart, Gobert has slowly become more adept on offense, going from a lob-catching target to a lob-catching threat, one […]

The name Rudy Gobert often comes across in conversations for the NBA’s rebounding and shot-blocking leaders, as well as the Defensive Player of the Year — yet the Utah Jazz big dipper has sneakily become an offensive weapon for his team. The 7-foot-1 Stifle Tower was once known as a lob-catching and put-back machine in […]

The Utah Jazz defeated the Charlotte Hornets by a score of 111-102 on Monday night, and in the second quarter of the win, Ricky Rubio found Rudy Gobert for the reverse alley-oop throwdown: Rudy with the reverse oop! Halftime on NBALP:#TeamIsEverything 52#Hornets30 39 📱💻: https://t.co/cb8TXyNer6 pic.twitter.com/uN40ukxEb4 — NBA (@NBA) April 2, 2019 Rubio finished with […]

On Friday night, Washington Wizards forward Jabari Parker did what only a few people have done in their careers: challenge Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert at the rim and successfully throw one down over him. Parker flew in from the baseline off of a feed from Sam Dekker and was able to posterize Gobert, who […]

Second-year point guard Frank Ntilikina of the New York Knicks has not had his best season. After a rookie year in which he flashed outstanding defensive upside at the guard position, not to mention an engulfing wingspan and good size at 6-foot-6, this year, Frankie Smokes has not improved upon his rookie year. After playing […]

It was another blowout loss for the struggling Phoenix Suns on Monday night, as they fell to the Utah Jazz, 125-92. If it’s any consolation though, what the Suns can take away from this defeat is how superstar Devin Booker absolutely torched the Jazz for a game-high 59 points. That and this monster jam by […]

Monday night against the Phoenix Suns, Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert made NBA history. Gobert, who entered the night with 269 dunks on the season, recorded his 270th dunk versus the Suns, setting an NBA record for most dunks in a season. The stat was first recorded in 2000. Rudy with the record 👀#TakeNote pic.twitter.com/E9vzslYKUG […]

Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert takes great pride in working hard every week after winning his first Player of the Week honor. Gobert shared his thoughts on winning the award for the first time in his six-year professional career, per Eric Woodyard of the Deseret News. “It’s a great honor. It’s a little something that […]

Washington Wizards shooting guard Bradley Beal and Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert have been named the Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week, respectively, for Week 22 of the NBA season. Washington #Wizards guard Bradley Beal and Utah #Jazz center Rudy Gobert have been named the NBA Eastern and Western Conference Players of the […]

Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert played through illness on Saturday night in their game against the Brooklyn Nets. It sure didn’t seem like it, though, as the Frenchman was his usual dominant self, patrolling the paint and anchoring the Jazz defense that put the clamps on the Nets for almost the entire contest. Following their […]

After dominating the Brooklyn Nets, Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert revealed that he had been battling sickness throughout the day, per Eric Walden of The Salt Lake Tribune. Rudy Gobert confirmed his 23p/17r/3b performance came despite being sick all day pic.twitter.com/FN4JGp4bUj — tribjazz (@tribjazz) March 17, 2019 Gobert sure didn’t look the part though, as […]

Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert expressed disgust when the idea of insulting fans was brought up in light of the recent incident with Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Russell Westbrook. The Jazz center noted it’s an unpleasant sense of entitlement that fans feels they’re able to do what they please just because NBA players are […]

Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert has established himself as one of the best rim protectors in today’s NBA. In fact, he’s currently ranked fourth among active players in shots sent back. For one play in particular on Wednesday night, however, Suns big man Richaun Holmes got the better of Gobert. With just under four minutes […]

The Utah Jazz may have come up short against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Monday night. However, fans still got their money’s worth from guard Donovan Mitchell and center Rudy Gobert. The Jazz got off to a slow start in the first half against the Thunder. Mitchell managed to provide a spark with a halfcourt […]

At 34 years old and a laundry list of injuries on his resumé already, it’s pretty much safe to say that Memphis Grizzlies center Joakim Noah is all but a washed up commodity at this point. However on Friday, the former Defensive Player of the Year displayed a rare glimpse of what made him such […]

Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert says shooting guard Donovan Mitchell is one of the best two-guards in the NBA and that the youngster is still going to get better as his career moves along. Mitchell and the Jazz got off to a slow start this season, but the high-flyer and the team have rounded into […]

Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert is one of the front-runners to win this season’s Defensive Player of the Year award, and he remains confident he can win it for the second straight year. “I don’t think there is another player who impacts their team’s defense like I do. There are a lot of good defensive […]

Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert says he’s never going to forget being left off the 2019 All-Star team. Gobert was very emotional when he spoke to reporters back in February the day after the All-Star reserves were announced. The reigning Defensive Player of the Year admits he was frustrated, though he pointed out that he […]

The Utah Jazz came up short against the New Orleans Pelicans on Monday night. It appears center Rudy Gobert has a pretty solid idea of what went wrong in the 115-112 loss. Utah was unable to close things out down the final stretch against New Orleans. According to Eric Walden of The Salt Lake Tribune, […]

The Milwaukee Bucks didn’t beat the Utah Jazz on Saturday night in Salt Lake City, but Giannis Antetokounmpo scored an individual win in a frozen moment against Rudy Gobert. This is getting to be routine for Giannis (if it wasn’t routine already): The Greek Freak finishes a power dunk with his left hand, rocking the […]

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr is staying out of the recent social media melee between Draymond Green and Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert. Steve Kerr asked about the Draymond-Gobert matchup tonight: "Modern NBA Twitter warfare. I stay out of that. You can ask Draymond and Rudy about it." — Anthony Slater (@anthonyVslater) February […]

If you were hoping to see Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert go at with Golden State Warriors big man Draymond Green on Tuesday night, you’re in luck. According to the Steve Kerr, Green will play despite a right knee contusion. Andre Iguodala will also play despite left hamstring tightness. Last week, Gobert displayed a lot […]

The San Antonio Spurs and Utah Jazz are both clinging to playoff spots in the loaded Western Conference. It was Utah who came away with a convincing win in their recent matchup. Donovan Mitchell and the Jazz scored 125 points in the victory. It was a poor defensive showing for the Spurs and coach Gregg […]