Rudy Gobert Articles - Page 33

Rudy Gobert has already played two games since missing a three-week stint with a knee injury. While playing in limited minutes, the Frenchman gave an honest assessment of where he was physically. “I would say the second (game) one was a little rough, but the knee is fine,” said Gobert, according to Andy Larsen of […]

Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert surprisingly beat his recovery timetable for a knee injury by playing in Monday’s 116-69 demolition of a win over the Washington Wizards at home. That said, Jazz head coach Quin Snyder will continue playing it safe with Gobert, as he intends to manage The Stifle Tower’s minutes in Tuesday’s matchup […]

The Utah Jazz have listed center Rudy Gobert as available to play tonight against the Washington Wizards, according to Eric Woodyard of The Deseret News. Head coach Quin Snyder reiterated that Gobert will have a minutes restriction after having missed action for several weeks, despite having healed crisply form his injury. “We wanna honor those […]

The Utah Jazz are clicking on all cylinders after winning their fifth straight game following a clutch victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday. The Jazz have been riding a hot stretch by rookie Donovan Mitchell, who registered a franchise rookie record 41 points in the win against the Pelicans. Aside from their extended stay […]

Earlier this week, the NBA announced that Los Angeles Lakers forward Kyle Kuzma was the Western Conference Rookie of the Month for November. Following Donovan Mitchell’s breakout performance with a career-high 41 points in the Utah Jazz’s 114-108 win over the New Orleans Pelicans, his teammate Rudy Gobert made it clear that he believes the […]

During this past offseason, All-Star forward Gordon Hayward made the tough decision to leave the Utah Jazz after seven seasons for the Boston Celtics in free agency. It was a thorough process that saw Jazz big man Rudy Gobert reach out to Hayward about the entire situation, but his text messages were not being answered by […]

Utah Jazz centerstone Rudy Gobert has been seen participating in on-court one-on-one drills, as he recovers from a knee injury dating back to an early November clash with the Miami Heat, according to Eric Woodyard of The Deseret News. Here is Jazz big man Rudy Gobert putting in work today during practice. pic.twitter.com/Ts6fvnrhIx — Eric […]

Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert made headlines recently by calling Miami Heat guard Dion Waiters’ actions dirty after a hard collision between the two. Gobert sustained a bump to the knee on the play and has been ruled out for the next month. Both players have since exchanged jabs with Dion Waiters suggesting that last […]

Big man Rudy Gobert isn’t dwelling on what has been considered to be a devastating loss for the Utah Jazz this summer in the departure of Gordon Hayward. The ever-improving forward mustered a career-high 21.9 points per game with the Jazz in his final season, becoming an integral part of the offense and the key […]

There’s a reason for Rudy Gobert to be upset following his knee injury, and he made it known to Dion Waiters after the Miami Heat guard denied that he intentionally injured the Utah Jazz big man. During the Heat-Jazz matchup last Friday, Waiters collided with Gobert while diving for a loose ball, causing the Frenchman’s […]

Utah Jazz head coach Quin Snyder is resting his faith on big man Derrick Favors, confident he’ll be able to hold down the fort through the absence of centerpiece Rudy Gobert, according to Eric Woodyard of The Deseret News. Gobert will be sidelined for four-to-six weeks with a knee injury, sustained during Friday’s tilt against […]

Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert was declared out for at least four weeks due to a bone bruise. Gobert sustained the injury last Friday against the Miami Heat when guard Dion Waiters dove for a loose ball in the third quarter and hit the center’s right knee. Initially, Gobert’s injury didn’t look serious enough to […]

The Utah Jazz received some bad news about one of their best players on Sunday. Center Rudy Gobert went down with an apparent knee injury on Friday night against the Miami Heat as the result of a collision with Dion Waiters and now he’ll miss a considerable amount of time. According to Shams Charania of […]

The Utah Jazz have managed to stay competitive so far in the 2017-18 NBA season despite the loss of star forward Gordon Hayward. However, things almost took a turn for the worst after a hard collision between center Rudy Gobert and Miami Heat guard Dion Waiters. Despite initially limping off the court after the spill, he […]

Over the last few weeks, Miami Heat center Hassan Whiteside has been quite vocal over social media getting into verbal jabs back and forth with a few other players in the league. One of which was an exchange with Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert. It can be recalled that the two went at each other […]

Utah Jazz big man Rudy Gobert suffered a bit of a scare in Friday night’s game against the Miami Heat after Dion Waiters dove for the ball and collided with Gobert’s leg, awkwardly twisting his knee. Gobert had to leave the game momentarily to get checked out in the locker room, but he was able […]

Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert doesn’t agree with the way the Philadelphia 76ers are managing fellow big man Joel Embiid through the start of his career, as the franchise has been utterly careful by gearing him into basketball shape. Most recently, head coach Brett Brown noted Embiid would miss out on Tuesday’s game against the […]

Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert had nothing but compliments for James Harden after a career-high 56 points and 13 assists during a 137-110 obliteration of his team. The 7-foot-1 Frenchman saw The Beard hit from everywhere, making 19 of his 25 attempts from the field in video-game-like efficiency, as well as a sure-shot 7-of-8 from […]

Over the past few months, LaVar Ball has had more people hating on him, especially on social media, than fans believing in him. Although it’s understandable why he’s received such, there’s also a player who thinks he is funny and likes him for being himself. Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert recently revealed how he perceives […]

Orlando Magic shooting guard Evan Fournier was one of many to roast Utah Jazz center and fellow countryman Rudy Gobert for his appearance in the Blake Griffin poster from Tuesday night. The Frenchman tagged Gobert on Twitter on the very same video that has been replayed millions of times over the Twittersphere, letting him know […]

Blake Griffin turned the clock back to his glorious posterizing days last night, dunking all over a hapless Rudy Gobert in Tuesday’s 102-84 revenge win over the Utah Jazz. The L.A. Clippers were eliminated in a Game 7 of the first round, and nothing was sweeter than making The Stifle Tower his first victim of the […]

Throughout his NBA career, Blake Griffin has made plenty of highlight reel-worthy plays, mostly on vicious poster slams over opposing big men. On Tuesday, he proved once again that he is still one of the best in-game dunkers in the league today, by throwing down a powerful slam over Rudy Gobert. With 5:47 left in […]

The NBA regular season is upon us. What this means is that we’re done trying to stomach watching practice-squad quality players litter the floor during preseason games. We’re also about to see the best of the best duke it out for NBA supremacy. But let’s not forget that the intrigue isn’t solely on the basketball […]

Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert is back blocking shots. This time in a video game the team made. As if seeing Gobert punish opponents with his excellent rim protection in real life isn’t enough, the Jazz came up with the ‘Super Rudy Block’ game which allows gamers to play as the French big and swat […]

Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert couldn’t help but make fun of his former teammate Enes Kanter, who has been known to be a fair-weather player during his stint in the league. Kanter, now a member of the New York Knicks after the trade that sent Carmelo Anthony to the Oklahoma City Thunder, was basking in […]

Through his first four seasons in the league, Utah Jazz big man Rudy Gobert has developed into one of the premier big men in the league. This has helped him earn a lucrative four-year, $102 million deal with the Jazz that is set to begin this upcoming season. According to ESPN’s Bobby Marks, Gobert has […]

Boris Diaw raised eyebrows yesterday after choosing to sign with Paris-Lavellois of his native France after playing 14 seasons in the NBA, but word is the dynamic power forward wasn’t short of looks at the age 35. Diaw spent last season with fellow Frenchman Rudy Gobert and the Utah Jazz, in the most limited role […]

With the start of next season fast approaching, most team’s rosters are now filled, with the addition of some players who they signed on two-way, or training camp deals. However, there are also some notable players who remain as free agents, and are left without a team to play for. One of those forgotten ones […]

With Gordon Hayward no longer calling Salt Lake City home, Rudy Gobert is now the clear No. 1 player for the Utah Jazz. It’s a no contest now. But if you still like to debate who is the better, more valuable player to his team between the two stars, let Sports Illustrated’s Top 100 rankings […]

Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert is called ‘The Stifle Tower” for a reason, and he won’t let any shot at him get through … even on Twitter. Much has already been said about Gobert’s game. Although he is undeniably one of the most valuable big men in the league with elite defense, most critics still […]

With only two weeks prior to the release of NBA 2K18’s The Prelude, the development team has released the list of the top 10 centers in this year’s iteration, led by New Orleans Pelicans big man DeMarcus Cousins with a 92 rating. https://twitter.com/NBA2K/status/902275174019383296 Cousins has made a big jump in his game, stepping out to the […]

After making great strides under head coach Quin Snyder, the Utah Jazz unfortunately lost Gordon Hayward and George Hill in free agency. While the Jazz signed numerous players to fill Hayward’s void, they traded the 2018 Oklahoma City Thunder top-14 protected first round draft pick for Ricky Rubio. With numerous changes to the roster, it […]

There is no love lost between Rudy Gobert and Isaiah Thomas. The two got into a Twitter beef earlier this summer when Gobert sent out a tweet disparaging the potential suitors for then-unrestricted free agent Gordon Hayward. Gobert put a poop emoji next to a clover, which was meant to signify the Celtics. 🌴🗑☘️💩🎷🏆 — […]

Following an All-Star-caliber season that saw him as one of the three candidates for Defensive Player of the Year, Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert was rewarded with a rating of 88 on NBA 2K18. Shoutout to @Ronnie2K for my #2KFirstLook screen. A little low as usual but started from a 52 so we good 😏. […]

Rudy Gobert started last season determined to become the NBA’s next Defensive Player of the Year. Come the end of the regular season, he was among the two other finalists for the award — two-time award-winner Kawhi Leonard and Draymond Green, who he had tied with a league-leading 98.9 defensive efficiency rating. The Frenchman came […]

Despite the huge loss that Gordon Hayward’s departure has represented for the Utah Jazz, team talisman Rudy Gobert is most excited about his new teammates, which are bound to give the team a different dynamic moving forward. The Jazz notably traded for Ricky Rubio prior to Hayward’s exit in hopes of having a pass-first floor […]

Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert isn’t letting the vast changes in the offseason linger and is moving forward in this post-Gordon Hayward era. The shot-blocking big man talked to Alex Kennedy of HoopsHype, assuring he is “over” the departure of his former teammate and focused on what’s ahead for this team. “I’m over that already,” […]

Bovada, a famous website for releasing sports betting odds, came out with its odds for which player will win the NBA MVP next season. Russell Westbrook topped the charts followed by Kevin Durant. Nowhere to be found on that list however was Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert. Gobert is coming off the best season of […]

The center position has had a long history of dominance in the NBA with legendary figures such as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Wilt Chamberlain, Bill Russell, Hakeem Olajuwon, and Shaquille O’Neal all having an argument for being in the top ten players of all time. The league has seen a serious shift away from centers who focus […]