Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert was fined 25,000 dollars (23,000 euros) by the NBA on Sunday for his foul language during a television interview.
The League does not trifle with rudeness. It was for a “fuck the talk” (“nothing to give a damn about palaver”), delivered live, Saturday after the Jazz’s victory against Dallas (100-99), that the Frenchman was sanctioned.
#NBA75 — “F*** THE TALK. »
Rudy Gobert after the game, on the criticism.pic.twitter.com/yAPV5pFEdz
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He had just, with the help of Donovan Mitchell in the pass, been the savior of his team with a crushed dunk a few seconds from the end of this game, to equalize at 2-2 against the Mavs, in their series of the first round of the playoffs.
Hardly successful in the first three matches, the star duo of Jazz is the subject of speculation on their supposed lack of automatisms and agreement on the floor. And this decisive action came to symbolize their common efforts to play and win together.
“We just try to be the best team possible. We believe in each other. We must continue to move forward, “added Gobert just after his start of response which did not please the NBA.
At the end of this match, “Gobzilla” had accumulated 17 points and 15 rebounds, Mitchell had finished with 23 points and 7 assists. The duo will have to confirm this performance Monday in Dallas, for match 5.