Rudy Gobert started off stoic and defiant on Friday at Zions Bank Basketball Center, discussing having been snubbed from the upcoming NBA All-Star Game. Many thought he was a lock. But he was not picked by the Western Conference coaches as a reserve.
Rudy: "A lot of kids that are watching — you’re telling them that defense doesn’t matter, that winning doesn’t matter. … Defense doesn’t sell as much as offense, it’s a business. It’s fine. But the game is still about competition, it’s about winning … you still gotta keep that. pic.twitter.com/DpThIDjJdJ
— Eric Walden (@tribjazz) February 1, 2019
“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,” Gobert said.