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Rudy’s return flight.



Yesterday a private jet company flew from BJC (Broomfield-Jefferson County, also known as Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport) to MSP at 9:49am. [Source](https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/EJA857/history/20240505/1500Z/KBJC/KMSP)

In 45 minutes, the same private jet company is planning on making the [reverse journey.](https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/EJA596/history/20240506/1945Z/KMSP/KBJC)

BJC is a 20 minute drive from Ball Arena.

This doesn’t mean anything, but I’ve personally have been thinking about this game too much to not go looking for some good news.

EDIT 6:34 PM Central Time: A [flight](https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/XOJ782/history/20240506/2320Z/KMSP/KAPA) just took off from MSP to Denver Centennial (APA) If this flight happens to have a certain 7 foot french man on board it will touch down at little after 7pm mountain time and that individual would experience about a 20 minute drive according to Google maps.

My thoughts on what happened:

The XOJet flight has been scheduled all day – based on the timing I’m imaging this was booked as the last possible flight from MSP to the Denver area to get a man in the building in time for the game. When it looked like he could get to Denver earlier, some calls were made to the NetJets people, and they even got that plane (EJA596) to MSP – however, the jets NetJet flies are Cessna C680A and on the smaller side of business class jets. They weren’t flying over the Dakotas/Wyoming all day. I think they were hoping to get Rudy on one of these earlier but the pilot or the airline or someone said not that jet through that storm. However the XOJet is a Cessna Citation X, larger than what NetJet flies, and was able to take off. I even noticed NetJets had a jet waiting with its radar on in the private staging area, it did not take off and powered down shortly after the flight we’re all now watching took off.

All that to say – if he makes it to the game or not, let the wolves give em hell tonight. Congratulations to the big man. And if Rudy does make it back, by one of the flights we’re watching, or some other way, kudos to whoever on the team’s or Rudy’s side who made it happen so that we could watch a better basketball game tonight.

It was fun plane watching with all of you today. Awooo!

by Connect-Blacksmith99

36 Comments

  1. Soggy-Pollution-8687

    Nice sleuthing. With the kid being born this morning and everything (presumably) with the birth going well, I feel like it’s a very high likelihood he plays but will probably be tired af haha

  2. Formal_Junket_1585

    Was just bouta say my inside sources are telling me Rudys girl had the baby and hes gonna try and make the game

  4. NazRubio

    Could be an owner or something too. But I love the digging

  6. Quality-Think1219

    Dane reporting that there is optimism Rudy will make it in time for tip. Per @danemoorenba on twitter

  7. D-Drones

    Wasn’t Rudy at shootaround yesterday, though? I don’t remember any reports he was missing then. A flight that took off yesterday morning couldn’t have had Rudy on it.

  8. MomPersonality

    If I had just given birth and I had an antsy 7 footer hovering around my hospital room I would absolutely send him back to his team.

  9. ChefJeff7777777

    You sonuvabitch, take my upvote. The level of detail, validating it isn’t Lore/Glens Jet… 🧑‍🍳💋

  10. a_humanoid

    I’ll gladly change diapers if Rudy needs a hand. I’m well trained.

  11. Neemzeh

    Lmao I was hoping someone was going to track the flights. It’s over my head.

    It’s a 2 hour flight so if he’s leaving soon he will def be there with plenty of time.

  15. discthrowingdan

    More than 20 minutes, especially with traffic going into downtown Denver. Maybe they will give him a police escort 🤣

  18. GlassesFlusher

    Remember the time Rudy Gobert showed up at halftime and the Log Dogs won the Bourbon Bowl?

  19. WickedTwista

    >Yesterday a private jet company flew from BJC (Broomfield-Jefferson County, also known as Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport) to MSP at 9:49am. Source

    This also tracks with Rudy not being in any of the pictures from yesterday’s practice at Ball Arena

  22. wanna_meet_that_dad

    Any chance this is an Xcel energy plane. They have headquarters in Minneapolis and Denver

  23. AlexeyShved1

    Flight has seemingly not taken off yet. The page keeps updating with slightly later departure times. Hope they get in the air soon!

  24. sick_of_your_BS

    Still hasn’t taken off yet. it was supposed to leave an hour ago. PLEASE RUDY!!!

  25. Knightbear49

    20 minutes from Ball Arena. My brother in Christ. You don’t understand Denver traffic…

  27. Excellent_Ad_3804

    Regardless the wolves as a team will win. Rudy is a heart beat on this team and his presence rings brothers!

  28. Fantasykyle99

    Remember when Fred Vanvleet had his kid during the playoffs? Rudy about to dad dick the nuggies

  31. ArbOnly

    seeing someone on twitter saying the plane has a new flight scheduled out of minny for tmr so does that mean that this current flight is canceled? hopefully gobert is on another plane if thats the case

  32. Wootsat

    Guys, Rudy was already an absolute monster. Now he just unlocked Dad strength.

    Woovs in 4.

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