Rudy Gobert Articles - Page 35

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 […]

Rudy Gobert had one of his many poetic offseason tweets, this time firing from the hip and taking a potential shot at estranged Cleveland Cavaliers point guard Kyrie Irving. People care more about attention than about winning nowadays… — Rudy Gobert (@rudygobert27) August 9, 2017 Irving notably requested a trade from the Cavaliers last month […]

Over the past four years, Rudy Gobert has made a name for himself as one of the best defenders and rim protectors in the NBA. He has averaged more than two blocks per game in the last three seasons, and was one of the nominees for the Defensive Player of the Year Award last season. […]

Following the departure of All-Star forward Gordon Hayward in free agency to the Boston Celtics, the Utah Jazz are looking to take a new direction with the franchise. According to Tony Jones of the Salt Lake Tribune, Jazz general manager Dennis Lindsey stated that the front office will now build the team around rising star big man […]

It has been a rough summer for the Utah Jazz. They lost their All-Star, forward Gordon Hayward, who took his talents to Boston. Along with that, they also lost guard George Hill who had his best offensive season before leaving for the Sacramento Kings in free agency. In a summer where the Western Conference got three more […]

In the NBA today, it is a normal occurrence seeing players deciding to play for different franchises, especially with the lack of success they’ve had with their previous teams. Gone are the days when the likes of Tim Duncan, Kobe Bryant, and the multitude of players from past decades, all played for a single team throughout […]

Following Gordon Hayward’s announcement that he will be moving to the Boston Celtics next season, the Salt Lake Cty faithful were understandably disappointed in him for leaving the Utah Jazz. He has received a lot of negative reactions from the team’s fans and even a subtle shot on social media from his former teammate, Rudy Gobert. […]

Utah Jazz fans will not soon recover after Gordon Hayward ditched Salt Lake City and all the glory of its nightlife for Beantown. Hayward was largely viewed as not only the leader of the team, but the centerpiece of what the Jazz were trying to build — a championship team. It took the Jazz years […]

Tuesday afternoon was not without it’s own entertainment. Utah Jazz star Gordon Hayward expected to make his choice of free agency, announced his decision to leave the Jazz and join the Boston Celtics after a confusing series of reports. The end result was an upset Jazz fan base and a message from at least one former teammate, […]

The Utah Jazz are doing the best they can to woo free agent and star forward Gordon Hayward back into Salt Lake City. The team’s center, Rudy Gobert, even went as far as waging Emoji War II to try and convince his teammate to stand pat and re-sign with the Jazz. Meanwhile, Atletico Madrid forward Antoine Griezmann — apparently a big Boston […]

With free agency now in full swing, teams have been very active in finding perfect fits for them, and trying to place themselves in the best possible scenario to compete for the title next season. Players have had a huge role in luring stars to join their teams by attending meetings as well as making […]

One of the many trades and signings of the offseason, Ricky Rubio was unexpectedly dealt to the Utah Jazz prior to Saturday’s free agency window in exchange for a top-14 protected first-round pick. It wouldn’t take long before Twitter put two and two together, and realize he’ll soon suit up next to FIBA Basketball rival […]

Even before the clock strikes 12, NBA free agency has already been in full swing. There have been plenty of movement happening before the moratorium begins, but the most shocking came Friday evening when the Indiana Pacers traded Paul George to the Oklahoma City Thunder. It was a trade that caught everyone off guard including […]

Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green has been named the Defensive Player of the Year for the 2016-17 season, edging out the defending two-time award-winner Kawhi Leonard of the San Antonio Spurs and Rudy Gobert of the Utah Jazz.  Green was able to overcome Leonard for the first time in three years, after finishing runner-up for the […]

Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo has been named the Most Improved Player of the 2016-17 season, edging out Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets and Rudy Gobert of the Utah Jazz for the coveted award. Antetokounmpo became only the fifth player in NBA history to lead his team in all the five major statistical categories, putting up career-bests […]

The NBA on Monday morning announced the selections for both All-Defensive teams for the 2016-17 season. This list includes many familiar faces earning the nomination to be considered among the top defensive players in the league with players from nine different teams selected as the San Antonio Spurs were the only organization to have multiple representatives, according […]

The championship celebration is ongoing for Stephen Curry and his wife Ayesha, who hit up the Delilah nightclub in Los Angeles the same night as the Golden State Warriors‘ championship parade, per TMZ Sports. Tagging along for the night were Drake’s father, Dennis Graham and Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert, who surely stood out with his 7-foot-1 frame. […]

Chandler Parsons‘ first season with the Memphis Grizzlies might have gotten cut short due to his nagging injuries, but his offseason social media run is just getting started. In an ad for PSD underwear, the 6-foot-10 forward posed with his shirt off in an Instagram post, urging fans to get his sponsored brand, also inviting […]

The Defensive Player of the Year award this season is one of the most heavily-contested end-of-season honors of this 2016-17 campaign, sporting names like forward Draymond Green of the Golden State Warriors, swingman Kawhi Leonard of the San Antonio Spurs, and center Rudy Gobert of the Utah Jazz. Green has finished runner up for the […]

In what seems to be the season of the European renaissance in the NBA game, the league announced the three finalists for the Most Improved Player award. Milwaukee Bucks hybrid forward/guard Giannis Antetokounmpo, Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic, and Utah Jazz big dipper Rudy Gobert are the final trio from which one will come out the 2016-17 […]

Steve Kerr may not be with the Golden State Warriors during their games now, but he still finds a way to make his presence felt even while recovering from his condition. The third-year head coach usually gets in touch with his coaching staff and still gives his suggestions on how he thinks they can play […]

Kevin Durant was plenty disgruntled after getting called for a Flagrant 1 foul and a technical foul for shoving Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert during the late stages of the fourth quarter of Game 3 on Saturday. The Golden State Warriors forward had gotten shoved from the back by the Frenchman in order to gain […]

A disgruntled Golden State Warriors team was not happy with a Flagrant 1 foul call on Kevin Durant in the later stages of the fourth quarter of Game 3, after he pushed Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert in the back after being shoved himself when battling for inside position. The incident was reviewed and Durant […]

Game 3 of the Utah Jazz against the Golden State Warriors wasn’t short of its share of physicality, with Kevin Durant and Rudy Gobert getting into it, exchanging shoves for rebounding position in the fourth quarter. Gobert pushed Durant to free himself up for the a shot in-close, but Durant retaliated by shoving him on the […]

Utah Jazz center and Defensive Player of the Year hopeful Rudy Gobert was the latest to get the shooting stars treatment by none other than reigning MVP Stephen Curry in the second quarter of Thursday night’s Game 2. Getting caught on a switch, the 7-foot-1 Frenchman was in no man’s land trying to keep up with […]

FIBA has changed its World Cup qualifying schedule, and the U.S. Men’s Basketball Team will look very different as a result. This doesn’t mean that our NBA players will no longer participate in Olympics competition, but it has forced the NBA’s hand due to a conflict of schedule. The World Cup generally consisted of tournament […]

Rudy Gobert may be in the running for the Defensive Player of the Year award and be an ultimate beast on the defense end but Stephen Curry made the Utah center look rather foolish in Game 1 between the Warriors and Jazz on Tuesday. Switched on to Curry, Gobert tried in vain to stay in […]

Prior to tipping off the Golden State Warriors‘ second round series against the Utah Jazz, forward Draymond Green was put under the limelight again, discussing his Defensive Player of the Year candidacy against one of the frontrunners in the race — Jazz center Rudy Gobert. “I can’t play defense against his defense,” said a nonchalant Green, […]

LOS ANGELES – Coming into the first-round playoff series between the L.A. Clippers and Utah Jazz, the big matchup that everyone looked at was the center position between first-time All-Star DeAndre Jordan and Defensive Player of the Year candidate Rudy Gobert. However, with Gobert coming down with a knee injury 12 seconds into Game 1 […]

For the third straight game, the Utah Jazz will look to try to beat the Los Angeles Clippers without potential Defensive Player of the Year Rudy Gobert. The Jazz center hyperextended his knee seconds into Game 1 of the Jazz’s first-round series against the Clippers and according to the Salt Lake Tribune‘s Tony Jones, Gobert is […]

For Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert, returning to the starting lineup can’t come soon enough after suffering a hyperextended knee and bone bruise in Saturday’s matchup against the Los Angeles Clippers. An MRI later revealed Gobert didn’t tear any major ligaments, but that doesn’t mean he’s out of the woods just yet. The Jazz will remain short-handed […]

With the season now in the playoffs, many are already looking forward to finding out who will win the league’s individual honors. One of them is the Defensive Player of the Year Award, which is given to the best defender of the regular season. Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert, is considered one of the favorites […]

Making the playoffs for the first time since 2012, the Utah Jazz did not have the most auspicious start to their postseason. Seventeen seconds into Game 1 of Utah’s first-round series against the Los Angeles Clippers, Jazz center Rudy Gobert sustained an injury and had to be helped off the court. Gobert banged knees with Clippers […]

After four disappointing seasons, the Utah Jazz are finally back in the playoffs. They have won 51 games this year to lock up the fifth seed in the Western Conference and set up a first round meeting with the L.A. Clippers. To get their fans ready for postseason action, the team thought of a way […]

Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert has always had a soft spot for the 1988 classic Coming to America, a film starring the charismatic Eddie Murphy, though his mother had others in mind for him to watch. Gobert’s father, Rudy Bourgarel, had a small “don’t blink” type cameo in the film during the movie’s scene when Prince Akeem came along with […]

Gordon Hayward will be one of the big names on the free agent market this summer. The Jazz All-Star is having an excellent season and has established himself as a versatile player who can make a difference at both ends of the floor. And although the start of free agency is still a few months away, the Jazz are […]

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 […]