

The Jazz raced out to an NBA-best 27-9 record in the first half and carry a 2.5-game lead over the Phoenix Suns for the top spot in the Western Conference. I'm not going to disclose all that, but I knew that once we (had that conversation) we could move forward." "You know, after that, once I knew that I told him everything that was on my mind and I heard everything that was on his mind, I knew that we could move forward. "We had a very honest conversation, and that's all I needed," Gobert told Sam Amick of The Athletic. He infamously joked about the virus and rubbed his hands all over mics and recording devices in a press conference with reporters just days before testing positive. Tuesday night was a standout performance for Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert. Gobert was the first player in the NBA to have a confirmed coronavirus infection.ĮSPN's Adrian Wojnarowski reported Jazz players felt Gobert had been "careless" in the early days of the pandemic. By Mike Prada Jan 16, 2020, 3:04pm EST Share Let’s talk about screen assists.

He won his second Defensive Player of the Year award. Rudy Gobert Is an All-Time Great Defender, and Stats Barely Do Him Justice News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors Bleacher Report Adam Pantozzi/Getty Images Deep dives on the top. Mitchell and Gobert's relationship frayed in the aftermath of both stars testing positive for COVID-19 in March last year. Rudy Gobert averaged 15.9 points, 12.9 rebounds and 2.3 blocks in 81 games in 2018-19.
