SALT LAKE CITY — Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert had never listened to jazz music before Thursday night, but he had good reason to.
The Jazz organization on Friday morning began a campaign for the Frenchman to be voted the NBA’s Defensive Player of the Year by releasing a vinyl record-themed package reminiscent of an album by famed jazz musician John Coltrane.
While there’s no actual music on the record, the package highlighting Gobert’s defensive prowess has just about everything else a real record and jacket would. The front cover features a portrait shot of the big fella, while the inside booklet that would usually have song lyrics contains some of his impressive stats and “reviews,” things people around the NBA have said about him.