The scene was embarrassing, and the spite on the features of Rudy Gobert revealing. Saturday evening against Golden State, alone near the circle, the smallest Klay Thompson in his back, the French pivot (2.16 m, 29 years old) from Utah raises his hand and claims the ball. His Jazz team, which led by twenty-one points, is collapsing (104-107 at 90 seconds from the gong). But the team’s other star, Donovan Mitchell, who has a direct passing line, ostensibly snubbed his inside, asking him to leave the key. The vice-Olympic champion runs with a heavy step, annoyed. The ball will end up in touch, and the Jazz will suffer in the wake of their sixth defeat in the last seven matches.
