(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Utah Jazz will host their “Meet The Team” event tomorrow at Vivint Smart Home Arena. The event is free to the public and will feature shooting games between the players. Jazz center Rudy Gobert will receive his Defensive Player of the Year trophy from […]
DONGGUAN, China (AP) — The U.S. has been ousted from medal contention by France at the World Cup, failing to capture gold at a major international tournament for the first time since the 2006 world championships. Evan Fournier scored 22 points, Rudy Gobert added 21 points and 16 rebounds and […]
SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) —Rudy Gobert of the Utah Jazz has won Defensive Player of the Year for the second straight season at the NBA Awards. The 26-year-old center from France beat out Giannis Antetokounmpo of Milwaukee and Paul George of Oklahoma City. ”I never thought I would be able […]
(Santa Monica, CA) — The 2019 NBA Awards tip off tonight in Santa Monica, California. Jazz center Rudy Gobert is one of three finalists for NBA Defensive Player of the Year. Also in the running is Thunder forward Paul George and Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo. Gobert looks to repeat after […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell is a candidate to join Team USA for the FIBA World Cup later this summer. The New York Times reports that Team USA is assembling their roster and Mitchell is among the candidates. Two Jazz players have already committed to […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The accolades keep coming for Jazz center Rudy Gobert. He’s been named to the All-NBA Third Team. He received one First Team vote and five Second Team votes. He was named to the All-Defense First Team earlier this week and is also a finalist for […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Defensive Player of the Year Rudy Gobert and MVP finalists Giannis Antetokounmpo and Paul George were the leading vote-getters for the All-Defensive first team. Boston’s Marcus Smart and Milwaukee’s Eric Bledsoe rounded out the first team that was announced Wednesday. Gobert finished with 97 first-team points […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert is one of three finalists for NBA Defensive Player of the Year. Gobert will look to defend his title after winning the award last year. Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo and Thunder forward Paul George are the other two finalists. The […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s team approach was too good for Kemba Walker’s one-man show. Donovan Mitchell scored 23 points, Rudy Gobert had 18 points and 18 rebounds, and the surging Jazz overcame Walker’s 47 points to beat the Charlotte Hornets 111-102 on Monday night. “We are getting connected,” […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Rudy Gobert scored a season-high 27 points and set the single-season NBA dunk record to fuel the Utah Jazz to a 125-92 victory Monday night over the Phoenix Suns, who got 59 points from Devin Booker. Booker topped his previous season high of 55, set […]
