Following the three scrimmages that mark the kind-of return of the NBA, it’s clear Rudy Gobert is trying to elevate himself, a worthy effort and a necessary one given the summer the 28-year old went through that brought him low.
Not only did the Stifle Tower contract the dreaded COVID-19 virus, which ruined his sense of smell for months, he had to endure targeted hate from fans trying to vent their frustration over a suspended season, all because he caught it first and the league shut down immediately after. As if that weren’t enough to make a bad summer, Adrian Wojnarowski then waved Gobert’s dirty laundry like a battle flag, letting the whole world know that Gobert didn’t have a perfect relationship with his coworkers.