How boxing helps Jazz center Rudy Gobert in his pursuit to become one of ‘best players in the history of the game’

SALT LAKE CITY — A late-night video tweet from Rudy Gobert hit the timelines of all his 355,000-plus Twitter followers on the night of Sept. 13.

The shirtless Utah Jazz center, wasn’t in the basketball gym, he stood in the center of the boxing ring at Central Park Community Center with local trainer Matt Peña.

Gobert snapped his wrist with each punch, slightly turned his hips and tucked his shoulders to display great mechanics. He then brought his guard right back to punching in the 10-second clip.

This visual image was just a sneak peek into the summer training regimen of the NBA’s reigning Defensive Player of the Year, where he also became stronger and worked on finishing around the basket.