If the recent rumblings about discord between Utah Jazz stars Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert were the first rumblings, it might feel like less of a problem. Sometimes, NBA players speak to reporters, and quotes become viral before they’re contextualized. Hopefully, that’s all that happened when Rudy Gobert spoke with reporters on Friday.
“When I watch some of these other teams like the Suns or the Warriors, those guys are a step ahead of us in terms of winning habits” said the 3x Defensive Player of the Year.
“They take every game personally. Devin Booker is playing his a** off defensively”.
It was the second part of that quote that has incited speculation across the National Basketball Association. Is the implication that Donovan Mitchell is not playing his a** off?
Utah Jazz stars have a history of tension
It seems likely that nobody would be making that inference if the relationship between Gobert and Mitchell had been historically smooth. It hasn’t.
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