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Rudy Gobert appears to respond to shade from Ben Simmons

Rudy Gobert seems to have taken note of Ben Simmons’ recent attempt to posterize him. The Utah Jazz big man appeared to respond to Simmons with a post to his Instagram Story this week. Gobert’s cryptic post read, “Confidence is …

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Ben Simmons disses Rudy Gobert over Defensive Player of the Year case

Ben Simmons once beefed with Donovan Mitchell over the Rookie of the Year Award. Now he is beefing with one of Mitchell’s teammates over another award. The Philadelphia 76ers star appeared this week on ESPN’s “The Jump.” In …

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Rudy Gobert has great response to those doubting Utah Jazz

The Utah Jazz continue to hold the best record in the NBA, but many are still hesitant to regard them as championship favorites. Rudy Gobert seems to understand where those doubters are coming from. The Jazz lost to the Washington Wizards 131-122 on …

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LeBron James explains why Utah Jazz players went last in All-Star draft

The Utah Jazz’s star players complained on Wednesday about the lack of respect they receive. Their arguments got a whole lot stronger after Thursday’s events. LeBron James and Kevin Durant got to pick their teams for the All-Star Game on …

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Donovan Mitchell, Rudy Gobert livid with officials after Jazz’s loss

Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert were livid with the officials after their Utah Jazz lost 131-123 in overtime to the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday night. Mitchell was ejected from the game late in OT after continuing to complain to officials. He …

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Darko Milicic throws shade at Rudy Gobert over big contract

Darko Milicic and Shaquille O’Neal now have one point of common ground. Milicic, the notorious ex-NBA bust, took a shot at Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert in an interview this week with European outlet 24 Sedam. In the interview, Milicic indicated …

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Rudy Gobert gets meme treatment after being torched by Nikola Jokic

Rudy Gobert is a two-time Defensive Player of the Year, but he looked like anything but one during Sunday’s game against the Denver Nuggets. Gobert and the Utah Jazz fell to to Nikola Jokic and the Nuggets by the final of 128-117. Jokic …

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Rudy Gobert responds to shade from Shaq

Rudy Gobert is trying his best to Eurostep around the shade that was recently thrown his way by The Big Aristotle. In a podcast appearance last week, Shaquille O’Neal clowned Gobert for getting a big $205 million extension from the Utah Jazz in …

Shaquille O'Neal on a TNT set

Shaq takes shot at Rudy Gobert over big extension

Rudy Gobert just received the biggest extension for any center in NBA history, and Shaquille O’Neal clearly has some thoughts on it. Appearing this week on “All Things Covered,” O’Neal took a shot at Gobert over the recent …

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Rudy Gobert finally addresses infamous mic-touching incident

Rudy Gobert is now over nine months removed from his coronavirus diagnosis, and he is finally speaking about the notorious incident that preceded it. In a lengthy interview with ESPN’s Lisa Salters this week, the Utah Jazz center addressed the …

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Rudy Gobert, Jazz agree to five-year extension

Rudy Gobert supposedly turned down a max contract extension offer from the Utah Jazz recently because he was insisting on getting the supermax, but the two sides have reached a compromise. Gobert told ESPN’s Tim MacMahon on Sunday that he has …

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Rudy Gobert reportedly holding out for supermax contract from Jazz

Rudy Gobert is entering the final season of his contract with the Utah Jazz, and the big man has until next week to agree to an extension. Unless he and the team can find some middle ground, Gobert may be headed for free agency next year. Gobert is …

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Joel Embiid has funny trash talk about Rudy Gobert

Joel Embiid is getting himself ready for another season of clowning on opposing big men. After the team began training camp this week, the Philadelphia 76ers center had funny trash talk about Utah Jazz counterpart Rudy Gobert. Embiid was going …

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Mavericks could trade for Rudy Gobert?

The Dallas Mavericks could be poised to add some more size to their frontline this offseason. ESPN’s Zach Lowe said in an article Thursday that several rival executives have pitched Dallas as a possible trade destination for Utah Jazz center …

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Nuggets’ Monte Morris calls out Rudy Gobert for illegal screens

Monte Morris thinks that his opponent may be busting out the ol’ Andrew Bogut Special. On Thursday, the Denver Nuggets guard called out Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert for setting dirty screens in their first-round playoff series. “I …

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Rudy Gobert won’t be using NBA’s ‘petty’ anonymous bubble hotline

Rudy Gobert knows better than most what can happen if one doesn’t take the coronavirus seriously. That doesn’t mean he’s going to be finding much use for the much-discussed NBA bubble anonymous tip hotline. Gobert said he wants NBA …

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