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Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert called it ‘tough to watch’ the Notre Dame Cathedral fire in Paris

Thierry Mallet

In this image made available on Tuesday April 16, 2019 flames and smoke rise from the blaze after the spire toppled over on Notre Dame cathedral in Paris, Monday, April 15, 2019. An inferno that raged through Notre Dame Cathedral for more than 12 hours destroyed its spire and its roof but spared its twin medieval bell towers, and a frantic rescue effort saved the monument's "most precious treasures," including the Crown of Thorns purportedly worn by Jesus, officials said Tuesday. (AP Photo/Thierry Mallet)

HOUSTON — Even in the midst of an intense playoff series against the Houston Rockets, Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert isn’t oblivious to what’s going on in his home country of France.