Rudy Gobert isn’t the preferred participant within the NBA, not by any means.
The followers, the gamers, and even a few of his former teammates don’t appear to love him that a lot, each as a participant and as an individual.
His repute precedes him all the way in which again to his days with the Utah Jazz.
He’s been laughed at, mocked, referred to as tender, and overrated.
Nonetheless, the Minnesota Timberwolves massive man is unfazed by the haters.
Not too long ago, he said through an ESPN.com piece that he impacts the sport in a “very distinctive approach,” including that his greatness triggers different gamers as a result of he’s simply “an odd man from France” discovering success within the league (through NBACentral).
Rudy Gobert thinks his greatness ‘triggers’ folks
“Of their eyes, I am extra just like the odd man from France that is successful loads of awards, and it could possibly hassle folks. I affect the video games in a really distinctive approach. It is perhaps not as cool or not as flashy as another guys, so it is… pic.twitter.com/bTCdHrsYSr
— NBACentral (@TheDunkCentral) April 23, 2024
Notably, his nationality might not have something to do with that, because the gamers all the time rave about Giannis Antetokounmpo, Luka Doncic, and Nikola Jokic, who’s not the common star-caliber participant both.
It doesn’t have something to do with whether or not his recreation is flashy or not as a result of not a single individual dared declare guys like Tim Duncan weren’t stars simply because they weren’t making highlight-reels form of performs.
The difficulty with Gobert is that regardless of being probably the greatest rim protectors in NBA historical past, he’s been uncovered and brought off the court docket within the playoffs each single 12 months he’s been within the league.
However greater than that, with all of the totally different personalities within the league, if he’s the one one rubbing a few of his colleagues the flawed approach, maybe it has nothing to do with something however his character.
