Rudy Gobert Articles - Page 24

Of course, it comes down to Rudy Gobert. In the official start of the 2019-20 NBA season in Orlando, the man whose positive COVID-19 test prompted the league’s hiatus, hit two game-winning free throws with 6.9 seconds remaining to give the Utah Jazz a 106-104 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans. Utah started strong, but […]

Minutes before Zion Williamson and the New Orleans Pelicans faced Donovan Mitchell and the Utah Jazz in the opening game of the restarted 2019-20 NBA season, they came together to protest racial injustice. While donning warm-up shirts that read “Black Lives Matter”, the teams stood alongside each other on opposite sidelines while a video played […]

A 16-year-old from France is already garnering a reputations as a “unicorn,” and he could be the next big thing in the NBA in a few years. Victor Wembanyama is a 7-foot-3 stretch big who has drawn comparisons to Luka Doncic, Kristaps Porzingis and Rudy Gobert. Wembanyama has built his own hype machine since playing […]

The NBA restart is finally upon us. We are now just hours away before the coronavirus-shortened campaign returns from a four-month hiatus that honestly felt like a lifetime. Tipping things off will be the Utah Jazz taking on the New Orleans Pelicans on Thursday night, in what should be an exciting battle between two formidable teams […]

Speaking on the NBA restart and his team’s impending playoff run, Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert speaks out on the importance of Mike Conley. Per Eric Woodyard of ESPN, Gobert believes that a large part of the Jazz’s play will depend on Conley’s performance. Jazz center Rudy Gobert says “we need this Mike Conley” if […]

Utah Jazz shooting guard Donovan Mitchell was upset at center Rudy Gobert in March after the Stifle Tower jokingly touched reporters’ mics and teammates’ belongings in the locker room before contracting COVID-19. However, according to Ric Bucher of Bleacher Report, Mitchell was also mad at Gobert for potentially putting more vulnerable members of the Jazz […]

An anonymous player who used to play on the Utah Jazz says “some people get frustrated” with center Rudy Gobert. Both the anonymous player and an NBA scout who spoke to Ric Bucher of Bleacher Report believe Gobert rubs his Jazz teammates the wrong way because he’s always trying to do too much on offense. […]

Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell sees the league’s restart in Orlando as an opportunity to continue advocating for equality. Before the Jazz take on the New Orleans Pelicans to kick off the NBA restart in Walt Disney World on July 30, Mitchell spoke out about the importance of the game and the platform they have […]

The 2019-20 NBA season came to a sudden halt once the first case of the novel coronavirus was made known. Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert was the one diagnosed with the virus, soon painting him as the bringer of this malign pandemic into the NBA world. It didn’t help that his teammate Donovan Mitchell tested […]

The much-publicized dispute between Utah Jazz teammates Rudy Gobert and Donovan Mitchel stemming from both players testing positive for COVID-19 now seems to be a thing of the past. This is according to Gobert himself, who recently shared how he and Mitchell made amends. Gobert admitted that there was a real sense of resentment between […]

It seems that the supposed rift between Utah Jazz All-Stars Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert is now just a thing of the past. Shortly after the Jazz’s best players tested positive for COVID-19 last March, reports surfaced that Mitchell and Gobert’s fractured relationship was irreparable. However, Mitchell appeared to have completely moved on from the […]

Utah Jazz All-Star big man Rudy Gobert was trying to conduct his virtual press conference in peace when teammates Jordan Clarkson and Joe Ingles crashed it. 🤦🏽‍♂️🤦🏽‍♂️🤦🏽‍♂️ https://t.co/lcOsndg5L7 — Rudy Gobert (@rudygobert27) July 28, 2020 It’s good to see the Jazz teammates getting along in Orlando. After Gobert contracted COVID-19 back in March, there were […]

Much was made about the tension stirring between Utah Jazz stars Rudy Gobert and Donovan Mitchell in the immediate aftermath of Gobert and Mitchell’s positive COVID-19 tests. But the two are now ready to let bygones be bygones. Gobert and Mitchell have already demonstrated good chemistry on the floor during Utah’s exhibition games at the […]

The NBA is able to host 300 fans virtually during games on the video boards it has set up at Disney World and Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert likes the idea. While speaking to Jazz reporters about the NBA’s use of video boards, Gobert said the idea reminded him of something out of the TV […]

The Utah Jazz and their spectacular PR and marketing team deserve a commendation for their recent NBA Awards campaign for Donovan Mitchell, Rudy Gobert and Jordan Clarkson. Utah used comic books as a way to push for Mitchell as an All-NBA team member, Gobert as the Defensive Player of the Year, and Clarkson as the […]

A 101-88 loss for the Utah Jazz in their first practice game against the Phoenix Suns wasn’t all bad for the team. Head coach Quin Snyder is quite happy with the opportunity to experiment on different rotations especially with a top-heavy roster including Rudy Gobert. “We can use everything going forward,” he said (per deseret.com). “Tony […]

If Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert wins Defensive Player of the Year in 2020, he’ll join Dwight Howard as the only players in NBA history to win the award three straight years. Howard won Defensive Player of the Year with the Orlando Magic in 2009, 2010 and 2011. Gobert won the trophy in 2018 and […]

Whispers all over the league point to Los Angeles Lakers star Anthony Davis as the one poised to be crowned this season’s Defensive Player of the Year. But for Utah Jazz swingman Joe Ingles, it’s his teammate Rudy Gobert who deserves the award. Davis seems the top contender to win this year’s DPOY award. After […]

Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert doesn’t believe the anonymous hotline really has a point, telling members of the media on Tuesday that it’s more about respect and making sure guys socialize while keeping a distance from each other. “I don’t know if someone’s gonna use it, but I think it’s sort of petty,” Gobert said.” Sometimes you […]

A rift reportedly occurred between Utah Jazz players Rudy Gobert and Donovan Mitchell after the suspension of the 2019-20 season in March. This was in large part due to Gobert’s reckless behavior during a press conference where he blatantly touched everything in sight, not aware that he might have been carrying the coronavirus already. Months […]

The hovering rift between Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert and franchise star Donovan Mitchell has been a key topic of discussion during this long layoff. Their issues stem from well before the coronavirus pandemic hit, as a high-ranking executive described their relationship as a “2 out of 10” in the NBA drama scale. Gobert, who […]

The coronavirus pandemic surely strained the relationship between Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert and young star Donovan Mitchell — though their relationship had already shown a few dents, even before the virus hit. According a high-ranking Jazz executive, the relationship between the two vital cogs was a “2 out of 10 on the NBA drama […]

Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert was the first player in the NBA to test positive for COVID-19. Unfortunately, instead of sympathy, the two-time Defensive Player of the Year received criticism, as he jokingly touched reporters’ mics a few days before his positive COVID-19 test. During a conference call on Friday, Gobert talked about the coronavirus […]

A few months ago, Rudy Gobert’s relationship with Utah Jazz teammate Donovan Mitchell was on the rocks. Back in March, Gobert became the first NBA player to test positive for COVID-19, resulting in the 2019-20 campaign being suspended. But what aggravated Mitchell about Gobert’s positive test was a.) that Gobert was not taking the incoming […]

With the NBA restart fast approaching, it will be interesting to see how the Utah Jazz will manage the storm. There have been looming concerns regarding the relationship between Rudy Gobert and Donovan Mitchell with some mixed reports on whether they have worked things out or not. If they can hash it out and play […]

The announcement of Rudy Gobert testing positive for COVID-19 not only led to the NBA suspending the regular season, but also internal strife in the Utah Jazz locker room. Just days before, Gobert mocked the league’s media distancing protocols by breathing and touching microphones at the podium during his media session, and he had reportedly […]

The 2019 NBA free-agency class was one for the record books. As a matter of fact, many consider that summer’s class to be one of the best in history. Well, by the way things are looking, it seems the 2021 class could be even more stacked. Let’s take a look at the NBA free agents […]

Despite their supposed testy relationship following the aftermath of the COVID-19 scare, Utah Jazz teammates Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert were on the same boat concerning the Black Lives Matter movement on Tuesday. The pair of All-Stars called out a supposed Jazz fan on Twitter, after claiming he will no longer support the team if […]

Golden State Warriors superstar Stephen Curry is easily one of the best players of his generation. He is simply unlike anyone we’ve ever seen in the past, and he pretty much singlehandedly revolutionized the game as we know it. Throughout his decorated career, Curry has razzled and dazzled on more than a few occasions. Below […]

Everybody loves a juicy trade rumor. Sometimes, all it takes is one single trade to go from lottery pick to playoff contender in the NBA. Therefore, it comes at no surprise when fans want to get in on the latest scoop to speculate how good (or bad) a team can be after a trade is […]

Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert was the first NBA player to suffer the ramifications of contracting the novel coronavirus, as his positive test sent the 2019-20 season into a long hiatus during this global pandemic. The Jazz center revealed just how COVID-19 still affects him, as it could take him up to a full year […]

Utah Jazz big man Rudy Gobert caught some flak recently after mistakenly re-sharing a post he believed was made by tennis star Serena Williams. The original post — which was political in nature — actually came from a white woman with the same name as the tennis icon. For what it’s worth, the said Serena […]

The NBA will enter uncharted waters when it resumes its 2019-20 season at Walt Disney World in Orlando, but one thing that is sure to happen is tampering, as 22 teams will be sequestered in the bubble with ample opportunities to line out trades. Here are five possible moves that can emerge from the Orlando […]

Utah Jazz big man Rudy Gobert took to Twitter to roast some of his teammates over the new rules of the Walt Disney World bubble. Amid a 113-page document citing rules and regulations included as a part of a return-to-play initiative was how to properly play pingpong. ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski shared this tidbit in a […]

With the restart of the coronavirus-struck season on the horizon, one of the biggest teams that will be entering the bubble with a number of intriguing issues at hand is the Utah Jazz. The Jazz were tremendous prior to the hiatus, amassing a 41-23 record for fourth place in a ruthless Western Conference. They are […]

The rift between Rudy Gobert and Donovan Mitchell could be cause for some headaches within the Utah Jazz, yet not many believe their recent tiff will be a driving factor in roster decisions the franchise makes in the near future. “I think it’s fine,” an Eastern Conference executive told ESPN’s Tim Bontemps. “The Jazz have […]

James Harden of the Houston Rockets is without a doubt one of the most gifted basketball players we’ve ever seen. Year in and year out, the man known as “The Beard” is a perennial threat for the scoring title with his combination of stepback 3-pointers and elite penetrating ability. Unfortunately, one of the downsides of […]

The relationship between Utah Jazz All-Stars Rudy Gobert and Donovan Mitchell has been in question ever since Gobert tested positive for COVID-19 and the NBA suspended the 2019-20 season in March. Per multiple reports, Gobert was careless in the Jazz locker room and was touching players’ belongings. His biggest blunder, of course, was when he […]

Utah Jazz big man Rudy Gobert has shared his two cents worth on the issue of racial discrimination that has mired the nation of late. The reigning back-to-back Defensive Player of the Year came out with a very personal statement via Twitter, as he shared a photo of his father, who is black, and his […]