The Utah Jazz raised two fingers in the air as they walked off the court. Rudy Gobert had just denied New Orleans forward Brandon Ingram’s game-tying attempt at the rim—the second game in a row the center’s defense had sealed a victory for the squad—and Gobert’s teammates wanted to salute the NBA’s two-time Defensive Player of the Year.
“I think they took it as peace out,” point guard Emmanuel Mudiay said. “We were just encouraging our teammate.”
It’s a sign of respect the Jazz have been showing Gobert since Mudiay started doing it in practice last month.