As Rudy Gobert climbs the Utah Jazz’s blocked shots list, he reflects on the journey that got him here
The ninth-year center is third on the franchise’s career blocks list, and added five more to his résumé in Wednesday’s 110-104 victory.
Oklahoma City Thunder forward Darius Bazley, left, goes to the basket in front of Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert during the first half of an NBA basketball game Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2021, in Oklahoma City. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
Eric is a West Valley City native and a graduate of Granger High School and the University of Utah who joined The Tribune in 2003. He hoards rescue cats and guinea pigs, reads historical fiction, watches British baking shows, and obsesses over 1980s hair-metal bands in his spare time.