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Warriors’ Steve Kerr says Rudy Gobert is ‘All-Star-caliber,’ argues for rosters to be bumped to 13 players

Oakland, Calif. • Steve Kerr feels bad about Jazz center Rudy Gobert not going to Charlotte this weekend to participate in the NBA All-Star Game.

Just, perhaps, not bad enough to have voted for him as a reserve for the game.

Before Tuesday’s game between the Jazz and Warriors at Oracle Arena, the Golden State coach called Gobert “an All-Star-caliber player,” but said the label could be applied to several others as well.

“Every year, I get a vote, and there are always four or five guys that you have to leave off.