Jazz center Rudy Gobert is having an awesome season, credibly putting himself in the mix with Anthony Davis, DeMarcus Cousins and Marc Gasol as the NBA’s best big men.
But that doesn’t mean Russell Westbrook respects him.
Before the Thunder’s win over Utah yesterday, Westbrook was asked how Oklahoma City would contain Gobert. Westbrook just laughed and walked off.
Fred Katz of The Norman Transcript:
Russell Westbrook was quite amused when a reporter asked him how to contain Rudy Gobert: pic.twitter.com/PLP0FwEsWi
— Fred Katz (@FredKatz) January 23, 2017
Then, in the game, Westbrook tried to jump right over the 7-foot-1 Gobert and dunk on him:
I would say Gobert proved his ability by successfully protecting the paint, but I’m just too astounded by Westbrook’s leap.
