Rudy Gobert Articles - Page 19

Despite losing by 20 points to the Cleveland Cavaliers Wednesday night, Utah Jazz star Donovan Mitchell couldn’t complain. After all, he knows how hard they fought given the circumstance they were in. Already playing without starting center Rudy Gobert the past few games due to health and safety protocols, the Jazz suffered another blow after […]

The Utah Jazz probably entered their game on Monday night thinking it would be a cakewalk against the lowly Detroit Pistons. But of course, the exact opposite happened. The Jazz blew a huge 22-point lead and the Pistons completed the impressive come-from-behind victory, 126-116 to improve to 4-2 in 2022. The Jazz terribly missed center […]

The Utah Jazz had been the anomaly of the NBA this season. Entering Thursday, the Jazz were yet to have any player test positive for COVID-19 or enter the league’s health and safety protocols. Earlier in the day, that ended as Jazz forward Joe Ingles was placed onto the list. It appears as though there […]

The Utah Jazz are on a roll once again to begin the season as they are currently the third best team in the association with a 22-9 record. Their style of play is still similar over the last few seasons, but the media attention is still not at a high level. The main reason for […]

The Utah Jazz improved into one of the best teams in the league last season. They have carried that level of dominance over to this season so far, posting a 20-7 record. Donovan Mitchell spearheads the NBA’s best offense and remains one of the league’s better shooting guards while Utah posts a top-five defense and […]

Marcus Morris had one of his best games of the season on Wednesday as the Los Angeles Clippers took on the Utah Jazz. Morris’ team-high 24-point effort was not enough, though, as the Jazz made easy work of a shorthanded Clippers side, 124-103. After the game, Morris had a bit of an unsavory message for […]

The Utah Jazz is in the midst of another impressive season, going 19-7. On both sides of the ball, they’re looking tremendous. However, the Jazz are looking for another upgrade ahead of February’s trade deadline. Via Shams Charania of The Athletic: The Jazz are pursuing a defensive-minded wing on the trade market, sources said. Royce […]

Rudy Gobert caught a lot of flack after his Utah Jazz easily handled the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday night. After the game, Anthony Edwards explained that their struggle to score in the 32-point defeat was of their own doing, claiming the Jazz star was not all that intimidating as his three DPOY awards suggest. Via […]

The Utah Jazz are approaching the NBA trade deadline with little flexibility due to the current construction of their roster. Their current core from the previous seasons are back in harness to try and overcome the hump to finally reach the NBA Finals. They are currently third in the Western Conference behind the Golden State […]

The Utah Jazz hammered the Minnesota Timberwolves earlier this week, 136-104 on the road. Despite being drubbed at home, that didn’t stop some Wolves players from ripping Rudy Gobert afterward. Wolves guard Patrick Beverley called out Gobert for not guarding their best player. Meanwhile, Anthony Edwards went so far as to say that he is […]

Rudy Gobert was the subject of some snide remarks after the Utah Jazz’s win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday night. Donovan Mitchell clearly wasn’t in agreement. First it was Patrick Beverley, who called him out for not choosing to defend Karl-Anthony Towns himself and anchoring the paint instead. “… If I’m the Defensive Player […]

The Utah Jazz scored an impressive victory over the Philadelphia 76ers, 118-96 on Thursday night. But aside from the win, there was another story that needed to be addressed. Jazz center Rudy Gobert was recently insulted by Minnesota Timberwolves sophomore Anthony Edwards. The young forward said The Stifle Tower “doesn’t put fear” in his heart […]

Man, Rudy Gobert just keeps on catching strays from the Timberwolves, huh. First, the Jazz center got roasted by Patrick Beverley for their peculiar game-plan against Karl-Anthony Towns. Now, another Wolves player has come out to publicly diss Gobert, and in a much more direct manner. Anthony Edwards, the eccentric young star of the Timberwolves, […]

The Utah Jazz may have thoroughly decimated the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday night, but that isn’t stopping Patrick Beverley from taking jabs at the team. The bulldog point guard dissed Rudy Gobert and Quin Snyder on their game-plan regarding Karl-Anthony Towns, leaving subtle burns along the way. In the Timberwolves’ post-game presser, Patrick Beverley wondered […]

Jazz star Donovan Mitchell gives a hilarious 4-word reaction to meeting Ricky Rubio once again after their clash against the Cavs. After the Jazz’s triumphant and close 109-108 stand against the Cavs, Rubio’s former teammates took some time after the game to show love, including Mitchell’s hilarious comment on his Instagram story. The Utah Jazz, […]

The Utah Jazz just lost to one of the worst performing teams in the NBA this season, and Rudy Gobert has sounded off on his recent frustrations. As the Jazz dropped their matchup against the New Orleans Pelicans, losing 97-98 via a last second heave from Devonte Graham, Gobert has made it clear that the […]

The Utah Jazz have had quite a number of their players thrown out of games this season, and the early ejections have resulted in some entertaining comments on the end of the Jazz’s star guard, Donovan Mitchell. Eric Walden shares via Twitter: Donovan Mitchell, on the Jazz having had six ejections already this season: “I […]

Shaquille O’Neal isn’t the biggest fan of Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert, which is something the Stifle Tower is very much aware of. While Shaq has taken quite some shots at Gobert in the past, it doesn’t mean that Gobert hasn’t tried to get back at the Hall of Famer. Just take for example the […]

The NBA has imposed fines on three Utah Jazz players and one player from the Indiana Pacers following a scuffle between Rudy Gobert and Myles Turner. The pushing and shoving from the centers got them both ejected from the game. The two players involved in the altercation each received fines — Gobert received a $35,000 […]

Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert got into a tussle with Indiana Pacers center Myles Turner during the Jazz’s 111-100 loss yesterday. Gobert and Turner were ejected along with Utah’s Donovan Mitchell, who chirped at the Indiana bench after the scuffle was broken up. After the game, Gobert told reporters that fights between NBA players are […]

The Pacers had a message for Rudy Gobert and the Jazz after they came out victorious in a heated battle, 111-100: y’all almost had it pic.twitter.com/Ze7VvrMHFg — Indiana Pacers (@Pacers) November 12, 2021 In Utah’s first home loss of the season, centers Rudy Gobert and Myles Turner had to be separated from a scuffle late […]

Things got real heated between the Indiana Pacers and Utah Jazz on Thursday night, with Myles Turner, Rudy Gobert, Donovan Mitchell and Joe Ingles all getting tossed after a kerfuffle that began with Turner and Gobert going at it. Turner called out Gobert for a “dirty” play after the Pacers pulled out an impressive 111-100 […]

The NBA world hasn’t moved on from the dust-up between Nikola Jokic and Markieff Morris, but everyone was already greeted with a familiar sight during the Indiana Pacers and Utah Jazz’s matchup. Myles Turner and Rudy Gobert were at the center of it all as the latter tugged on the former’s shorts after his shot […]

Thursday’s matchup between the Utah Jazz and the Indiana Pacers got ugly midway through the gam. Jazz star Rudy Gobert and Pacers center Myles Turner got into it in the fourth quarter after the two tumbled. Gobert appeared to grab onto Turner’s shorts as he was falling down, which the latter didn’t like. The two […]

The Utah Jazz and Indiana Pacers got into it after a scuffle ultimately had Donovan Mitchell, Rudy Gobert, and Myles Turner all ejected. In the fourth quarter of a physical battle between the two teams, tempers were high as a scuffle broke out which was initiated from a heated altercation between the two big men. […]

Shaquille O’Neal has beef with many of the centers today in the NBA. Most notably, the TNT analyst seems to hone in on Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert, often criticizing him and calling him out (unfairly, at times). However, this latest achievement by Gobert might knock down the former MVP down a peg. Justin Kubatko, […]

The Utah Jazz started the season in a great manner. The squad opened up with four routine wins, but its perfect start was stopped by the Chicago Bulls on Saturday night. While the Jazz did not look good versus the Bulls, it is still a good start to the season. More or less, all key […]

Chicago Bulls guard Alex Caruso is arguably one of the most unassuming guys ever in the NBA. He’s not just deceptively athletic. He is truly an explosive athlete who is very much capable of embarrassing defenders at the rim, as Utah Jazz rim-protectin’ monster Rudy Gobert found out Saturday night. pic.twitter.com/7mCD0w5QOE — Rob Perez (@WorldWideWob) […]

Four months after the Utah Jazz flamed out in six games to the Los Angeles Clippers in the Western Conference semifinals, Rudy Gobert says he battled severe back pain towards the end of the series. In fact, Gobert said, had the Jazz won Game 6 and extended the second series to seven games, he probably […]

The NBA has returned and it all starts with the preseason. Two 1-2 teams will face off in their fourth match-up of the preseason. The Milwaukee Bucks will head over to Utah to compete against The Jazz in what should be a great game. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a […]

It seems like Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert has got some interesting things on his mind lately. Gobert went viral recently for this hilarious reply to a dedicated Utah Jazz fan, saying this: “I’ve been waiting for this day.” I’ve been waiting for this day. https://t.co/8uHjnHvR8a — Rudy Gobert (@rudygobert27) October 10, 2021 This reply […]

The Utah Jazz had the best record in the NBA last season. But despite having several weapons on their roster, adding even more firepower is never a bad thing. The Jazz’s latest signing in Rudy Gay may be a sneaky great addition for the team next season, particularly because of his latest injury admission. The […]

Rudy Gobert is looking massive. The Utah Jazz center recently posted a workout photo on Instagram looking like he’s added on loads of muscle in the offseason. Check out the Jazz star literally flexing his muscles below:   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Rudy Gobert (@rudygobert27) In a recent interview […]

It’s no secret that Hall of Fame big man Shaquille O’Neal isn’t the biggest Rudy Gobert fan. Shaq has been relentless in calling out the Utah Jazz center for many years, which has caused a bit of a rift between the pair. However, it appears that Shaq has offered somewhat of an olive branch to […]

The Utah Jazz are entering another NBA season ready for contention. The core of Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert has been together for a couple of years now and with Mitchell entering his prime soon, they must feel like time is running out. While they have had limited success in the last couple of years, […]

Draymond Green isn’t really the type that keeps his feelings to himself. This is exactly why the Golden State Warriors star just had to tell Dwyane Wade to his face about how he felt about Wade’s actions during Team USA’s gold-medal quest in the Tokyo Olympics. Wade, now a part-owner of the Utah Jazz, wished […]

Hassan Whiteside and new Utah Jazz teammate Rudy Gobert have never been the best of friends. They’ve been involved in a handful of rather heated exchanges on Twitter over the past few years which has led some to believe that these two guys just don’t like each other. Whiteside, who recently signed with the Jazz, […]

Dirk Nowitzki is arguably the best player from Europe who took over the NBA. In his basketball career, he achieved multiple awards. His trophy case includes one MVP, NBA championship, and a Finals MVP. Furthermore, to go alongside his NBA achievements, he also won a bronze medal during the 2002 FIBA World Championship while representing […]

Rudy Gobert and Team France had a heartbreaking finish to their campaign at the Tokyo Olympics, losing to Kevin Durant and Team USA in the gold medal match, 87-82. Gobert and co. gave it their all against the Americans until succumbing in the closing moments of the game. After the final buzzer, the Utah Jazz […]