This Wednesday, the very likeable Dan Clayton of Salt City Hoops posted an awesome list with 500 names. The 500 names of the 500 NBA players that Rudy Gobert has countered since his arrival in the Big League in 2013. Not impossible that you appear there.
22 times. Rudy Gobert has countered Damian Lillard 22 times.
Oh it’s easy to inflate the bibis following a poster, an almost warlike bewitchment, testosterone on full blast, the public invaded by an animal trance. But when Rudy Gobert denied access 22 times to one of the best point guards of the decade, no one talked regarding it. According to the list compiled by Dan Clayton of Salt City Hoops, Damian Lillard is the most blocked NBA player by Rudy Gobert. Then comes his teammate of the moment, Karl-Anthony Towns, stuck 19 times by the French interior. Nice atmosphere in the locker room when the big all-soft thing discovers this list. Jonas Valanciunas closes the podium of the players most opposed by Rudy Gobert, with 17 “not in my house” to his credit. Funny to see that Luka Doncic already has nine: if he continues at this pace and Rudy Gobert plays until he is 46, the Slovenian will probably end up being the player most blocked by Rudy Gobert. Very small line on the list, eh, not really rewarding for the player concerned. But as good franchouillards, we had to talk regarding it.
Here’s the list, for posterity.
500! https://t.co/VdipBpoSvh pic.twitter.com/n7RlWZpSmT
— dan c. (@danclayt0n) January 26, 2023
