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Morning links: Rudy Gobert's road to the playoffs; Marcus Williams to the Redskins?

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Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert (27) speaks to the crowd before a game against the San Antonio Spurs at Vivant Smart Home Arena in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, April 12, 2017.

Marc J. Spears of The Undefeated looked at the path that Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert took to get to the NBA and then to this year's playoffs.

After talking about the basketball career of Gobert's father and a cameo in the movie, "Coming To America," Spears turned his attention to the younger Rudy, saying, "With hard work on his game and his body, Gobert has become one of the NBA’s most intimidating defenders and a much-improved scorer.