By Eurohoops Team/ info@eurohoops.net
Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert broke into tears while commenting about not being selected to play in the upcoming All-Star game.
After answering several questions about being snubbed from the All-Star game prior to Friday’s game vs. the Atlanta Hawks, and saying that he felt “disrespected”, Gobert grew quite emotional and abruptly ended the presser walking away.
Rudy grew increasingly emotional speaking with the media about his All-Star snub. Said his mom called him crying. Said he wrote and deleted several messages on social media. Finally, he grew too emotional to speak, and walked off, wiping away tears. pic.twitter.com/UkFX2nUrt8
— Eric Walden (@tribjazz) February 1, 2019
Rudy: "I think it’s disrespectful. … All the coaches preach about defense, every day they talk about defense, about what an honor it is to get stops, to win basketball games; and when it’s time to vote, they they’re not able to reward the best defensive player in the game." pic.twitter.com/MJctRhRuLu
— Eric Walden (@tribjazz) February 1, 2019
Quin Snyder, Gobert’s coach, had mentioned that his star defender “should absolutely be an All-Star” since he’s “one of the most impactful” players in the league.”
Gobert is considered a frontruner to win DPOY and earn the honor for second straight season.