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As the Utah Jazz get set to try and back up their No. 1 seeding in the Western Conference with a championship one, it appears it's all good vibes for the team entering the postseason. This year has been unique in many ways starting with a shortened 72-game season down to having the first ever play-in tournament in NBA league history.
While the stage is set for what many believe will be a wildly unpredictable postseason, down the road and later on in the summer the Olympics are set to take place in Tokyo. Jazz center Rudy Gobert is ready to handle the weight of both, and win both.
Speaking in an exclusive interview via Olympics.com, Gobert has some pretty cool plans for āwhen,ā not āif,ā the Jazz win the title.
āStraight after the game, Iāll get on the plane with the NBA trophy in my hand (he said laughing). No, no, weāll seeā¦ I may miss the Opening Ceremony but the most important thing is that Iām ready for the team. For now, my focus is on the NBA and then it will be Olympic gold.ā ā Rudy Gobert via Olympics.com.
How can you not love that energy from Rudy? Imagine him loading up the Larry O'Brien Trophy and getting it its own seat on a flight to Tokyo for the Olympics after a Jazz title victory. That's a move that legends make.
The Jazz big man kept talking that talk when asked how he thinks France would fare against the USA in the Olympics this year.
āI'm afraid of nobody and my team is afraid of nobody. I never feared anyone, and it won't change today. The harder the challenge is, the more motivated I am. And I think it's the same for my teammates. We hope they have the best team possible, but we know that other teams are strong also. It will be up to us to play our best basketball. As simple as that.ā ā Gobert.
If this is the Gobert the Jazz are getting for the postseason, put the rest of the league on notice!
