In the hard right now, the Utah franchise recovers the three-time best defender in the NBA.
Rudy Gobert, the return. Out for the last five matches of his team, the international tricolor pivot of the Jazz will be in uniform on Sunday, against Denver. And it will not be luxury … Affected by the Covid-19, he left the NBA health protocol and was able to train with his teammates this Friday, like Rudy Gay.
The former Cholet player took the opportunity to answer questions from the media and draw conclusions from the current poor form of Jazz, decimated by the virus and injuries. “When I look at some of these other teams like the Suns or the Warriors, those guys are way ahead of us in terms of winning habits. They take every game personally. (…) I think we are not there yet, but we will be there“, he promises.
The pass of four for Gobert?
Fourth in the Western Conference standings, Quin Snyder’s players remain on five wins and five losses in their last ten games, including four consecutive losses. Rudy Gobert, 29, is in the running for a fourth title of best defender in the Association, he who has averaged 15.5 points, 15.1 rebounds and 2.3 blocks since the start of the season (37 games ). His most serious competitors, not the only ones, are Draymond Green (Golden State) and Giannis Antetokounmpo (Milwaukee).
Gobert explained that he experienced symptoms comparable to those “a little cold” the last days. He had already been infected with the coronavirus. In fact, the Frenchman was even the first positive player in the NBA in 2020. The season was then interrupted, before resuming in the Orlando bubble.
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