Rudy Gobert Articles - Page 35

Draymond Green speaks his mind anytime, anywhere, and he didn’t disappoint in his conversation with USA TODAY’s Sam Amick on this year’s Defensive Player of the Year award. The Golden State Warriors forward has been outspoken about his desire to finally get the award that has escaped him the last couple of years, claiming it […]

A very frustrated Rudy Gobert let his true emotions show following Saturday afternoon’s 108-95 loss to the L.A. Clippers. The loss not only allowed the Clippers to clinch a playoff spot in this season’s playoffs, but also got them a 3-1 series tiebreaker, now sitting only half a game behind the Jazz for fourth place […]

With only 11 games left in the regular season, Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert had the most efficient field-goal percentage game of the season, connecting in 13-of-14 shots from the floor en route to a career-high 35 points against the New York Knicks. “The Stifle Tower” feasted on the low block, gobbling up a career-high […]

The Utah Jazz have not only survived the living hospital their bench has been for the first third of the season, but managed a first place in the Northwest Division — a large part of their success revolving around their center, Rudy Gobert. The Frenchman stifled All-Star center Marc Gasol on Sunday in ways hardly anyone […]

When the starting lineup of home teams are announced by the stadium announcer, it’s usually done with dim lights, some fireworks and a song to hype them up and start the game strong. For the Utah Jazz, they are opting to come up with their own style and play a different song for each of […]

Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert is slowly beginning to understand his major importance to the team’s success. While the French international isn’t remotely close to being a talented post scorer like other bigs in the league, his role offensively is more of a facilitator, if you will. “We all hear from our coaches growing up that […]

On Saturday, the Houston Rockets faced-off against the Utah Jazz in a highly-entertaining matchup which saw the opposing team’s big men go at it from the start. Clint Capela and Rudy Gobert defended each other physically and both men tried to dunk on one another during the match. The two continued with their playful jabs towards […]

Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert got his chance to throw it down against New York Knicks phenom Kristaps Porzingis, slamming this left-handed hammer after a pocket pass from George Hill. Gobert stands at 7-foot-1 and Porzingis at 7-foot-3, but with the sheer length and athleticism of the French international, he was bound to win an airborne duel […]

Rudy Gobert got what was expected. The Stifle Tower agreed to a four-year, $102 million extension with the Utah Jazz Monday, which was the deadline to complete such deals. Rudy Gobert is finalizing a four-year, $100M-plus contract extension with the Utah Jazz, league sources tell @TheVertical. — Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) October 31, 2016 The Jazz […]

Halloween is a very important night for some NBA players. The deadline to sign Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert to an extension is Oct. 31 and the two sides have been working on getting a deal done. Nothing has been agreed to yet but the belief from Gobert and Jazz GM Dennis Lindsey is that […]

The Utah Jazz have developed into one of the league’s most menacing defensive dynamos. It’s scary to think that, as accomplished as they seem on that end of the floor, this team still hasn’t peaked. They have a young, promising core and the pillar on the paint is 24-year-old Rudy Gobert. Last season, the Frenchman […]

It was just another preseason game on the schedule for the Phoenix Suns and the Utah Jazz on Wednesday night. Preseason games are expected to be a little boring with both teams playing third strings, but this game turned into a very good one. Within 15 games of game action, the Jazz had blown the […]

The L.A. Clippers took on the Utah Jazz on Monday night at Staples Center. Clippers’ forward Blake Griffin has been back to himself this preseason after missing out most of last season with injuries. Griffin worked a little magic against the Jazz, faking out Rudy Gobert, and flipping in a trick shot over his head. […]

During the 2016-2017 season, 24-year-old center Rudy Gobert struggled mightily from the free throw line for the Utah Jazz. He shot meager 56.9 % at the foul line during the 2015-16 season, after managed just 62.3% in the previous year. Gobert’s deficiencies when fouled make him a target for opposing coaches, looking to execute ‘hack-a-Shaq’ […]

Like other NBA teams, the Utah Jazz held their media day on Monday. Appearing in front of the members of the press were the coaching staff and some of their key players, including starting center, Rudy Gobert. Originally selected 27th overall in the 2013 draft, the 7-foot-1 center is entering the final season of his […]

Rudy Gobert is back at it again. Gobert has had fun with fellow French NBA player Evan Fournier on Twitter before and now he has provided another hilarious tweet at Fournier’s expense. Gobert created himself on NBA 2K17 like the rest of the world and it just so happens that he was drafted by Fournier’s […]

Utah Jazz fans have five reasons to be excited as their team’s whole starting lineup cracked the Sports Illustrated Top 100 NBA players of 2017 rankings. Without further ado, let’s see what Sports Illustrated’s Ben Golliver and Rob Mahoney had to say about the teammates. No. 85: Rodney Hood (SG) “In Year Two, Rodney Hood completely flipped […]

Rudy Gobert is sure having fun with Evan Fournier‘s face scan in NBA 2K17, as referenced with all the meme’s that have been created since the unveiling. So much in fact, he’s made his Twitter avi his friend’s face, as evidenced if you check out his Twitter. https://twitter.com/rudygobert27/status/770010207942508545  He could be having fun with the […]

It’s that time of the offseason every NBA player awaits — with the early-release of NBA 2K17, players are eager to see their rating and likeness. That is unless you’re Evan Fournier. Fournier probably regrets asking in the first place. Here it is guys! What do you think?Thanks to @Ronnie2K @NBA2K pic.twitter.com/nkuHTw1T2l — Evan Fournier (@EvanFourmizz) August […]

Ronnie2K of 2K Sports released a screenshot of Orlando Magic guard Evan Fournier for the upcoming NBA2K17 video game. The digital screen looked nothing like Fournier,  and he then tweeted that he was not happy about it. After several roasting comments from Twitter followers, French National Basketball teammate and Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert got wind of […]

Over the past few years, the NBA has had a tremendous increase of international players bringing their talents to the league. This goes to show how the popularity of basketball has grown around the world. A perfect example is this year’s Rio Olympics, where a record 47 players from the association are competing and representing […]

Last Sunday, the French National Basketball Team booked themselves a ticket to the Rio Olympics as they won their Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Manila, Philippines. This will be their 19th appearance in the Summer Games. Aside from qualifying, things are looking even better now for France as  Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert has tweeted his […]

The newest addition to the Pokemon franchise comes in the form of Pokemon GO, a location-based reality mobile game that can be used on iOS and Android devices. Much like the Pokemon games developed for the Nintendo Gameboy, Pokemon GO has become a sensation all over the globe in the last week or so. The […]

The Utah Jazz stayed out of the fray. They weren’t chasing Kevin Durant in the Hamptons, and they weren’t trying to negotiate a last minute deal with Dwyane Wade. What they did do was improve their roster through a series of quiet trades and signings the past few days, elevating them right into the Western […]