LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rudy Gobert had playoff career highs with 27 points and 24 rebounds, Julius Randle added 23 points and the Minnesota Timberwolves advanced in the NBA playoffs with a 103-96 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 5 of their first-round series Wednesday night, April 30....
PARIS (AP) — With Victor Wembanyama as the focal point, France head coach Vincent Collet announced an extended list of 19 players on Thursday, May 16, for his preliminary roster for the Paris 2024 Olympics. San Antonio Spurs' Victor Wembanyama (AP/File photo) Fresh off winning the NBA Rookie of...
Rudy Gobert made some history. Victor Wembanyama nearly did. Gobert, the Minnesota center, was announced Tuesday, May 7, as the NBA’s Defensive Player of the Year for a record-tying fourth time — joining Basketball Hall of Fame inductees Dikembe Mutombo and Ben Wallace. Minnesota's Rudy Gobert...
NEW YORK (AFP) -- Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert was fined $100,000 by the NBA on Sunday, March 10, for criticizing officiating and making an inappropriate gesture at a game referee. Minnesota Timberwolves' French center Rudy Gobert (AFP) The punishment came for conduct by the 7-foot-1...
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) -- Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green, banned five games by the NBA on Sunday, Nov. 26, after grabbing Minnesota's Rudy Gobert in a headlock, defending his decision to defend a teammate. Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green (AFP) Green lost his cool in the opening...
LOS ANGELES (AFP) -- Rudy Gobert called out the "clown behavior" of Draymond Green and called on the NBA to "do what needs to be done" after the Golden State Warriors star seized him in a headlock on Tuesday, Nov. 14. Klay Thompson and Draymond Green of the Golden State Warriors complain to the...
The Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday, April 10, suspended Rudy Gobert for one game for punching a teammate, ruling him out of the team's play-in clash with the Los Angeles Lakers. *Rudy Gobert of the Minnesota Timberwolves warms up before the game against the New Orleans Pelicans at Target Center...
The Utah Jazz agreed to trade star center Rudy Gobert to Minnesota, ESPN reported Friday amid a welter of free agency deals that included Zach LaVine's $215-million decision to stay with the Chicago Bulls. Rudy Gobert (AFP) ESPN said France's Gobert, a three-time Defensive Player of the Year, would...
Devin Booker of the Phoenix Suns (left) drives against Cory Joseph of the Detroit Pistons in the second half at Little Caesars Arena on January 16, 2022 in Detroit, Michigan. (AFP) Devin Booker poured in a game-high 30 points before sitting out the final quarter as the NBA-leading Phoenix Suns...
Rudy Gobert of the Utah Jazz reacts to a play during the first half of a game against the Golden State Warriors at Vivint Smart Home Arena on January 01, 2022 in Salt Lake City, Utah. (AFP) NBA rebounding leader Rudy Gobert, the league's first known player to test positive for COVID-19, is out...
Rudy Gobert (AFP) The National Basketball League has slapped four players, including three members of the Utah Jazz, with fines after a scuffle in the fourth quarter of a game between the Indiana Pacers and the Jazz on Thursday night. Utah's Rudy Gobert was hit with the largest fine of $35,000, and...
Photo from Marcus Manalo A sports psychologist who is part of Team Philippines recently shared a chance encounter with NBA players Rudy Gobert, Evan Fournier and Nicolas Batum of France. Marcus Manalo of the Association of Boxing Alliances in the Philippines posted on social media a picture with...
