Dane Moore – “Rudy Gobert is not at Wolves shootaround this morning. The Wolves have updated their injury report to list Gobert as questionable for personal reasons.”
Dane Moore – “Rudy Gobert is not at Wolves shootaround this morning. The Wolves have updated their injury report to list Gobert as questionable for personal reasons.”
> Gobert’s partner is expecting their first child and she is due this month.
> “I would do anything I can to be there,” Gobert told @NBASarah in March. “I don’t think there’s any debate to have. Coach Finch and every guy in this locker room, that’s what I love about them, we have a level of human connection and empathy for one another that I think is really good. And I think all the guys will be literally telling me, ‘Don’t play, go.’”
FiveByFive555555
The Luka Legend game.
MDP223
Cmon guys, what’s more important: one of the most important moments in your life? Or the birth of your child? /s
TheThrillaGorilla
Congrats to Rudy. He had such a rough time last year, seeing him hit the trifecta of fatherhood, DPOY and a ring would be golden.
train345643
Hear me out, Rudy’s kid gets signed to a roster spot
Trash-Panda917
Garza masterclass incoming
AntMan_Stan
Garzilla statement game incoming
AlexeyShved1
Baby Gobert winning DPOY for the Nuggets as we speak
Mayasngelou
Thank god we got game 1. Would love to be full strength but it is what it is. Forcing Rudy to miss the birth of his child could really mess with his mentality moving forward.
GargoyleBlue
If it had to be on a game day this is perfect timing. Already stole homecourt and playing with house money tonight.
toothpazte
Bring it on! With all the Murray excuses how awesome would it be to take a 2-0 lead without our big man!
ChefJeff7777777
God damnit… Giving birth in Denver or…? Any chance she shows a little hustle and Rudy gets back by game time? Or are we in for Luka Garza ascending to top Luka status (nationally at least) tonight?
twovles31
The timing is a bummer, Shai was lucky his child was born in between playoff series.
SurlyWet
He’ll play.
Swirl_On_Top
C’mon we need the Gobert New Dad energy tonight.
mchammer126
Okay cool so there goes game 2, no biggie. We’ll take it back on game 3.
Formal_Junket_1585
Well atleast we won game 1 so we did our job regardless. We still have Ant so I think we can win but it will be tough to keep Gordon off the glass and Rudy did a great job roaming. Kat has to stay out of foul trouble and I can actually say I trust Finch to make the adjustments.
WrestleBox
That’s gotta be the hardest wait ever.
How many times do you think Rudy looks at his watch today?
Like “Cmon kid… C’mooonnn.. Maybe I can still make it back by halftime.”
twinsguy1
He 100% should be there for the birth of his baby, and good for him if that is what is going on here. On the flip side, I do think the timing is really unfortunate. Obviously nothing he can do about it now, but 9 months before the playoffs is probably not the ideal time to get your girl friend pregnant.
fabergekeg
Here’s hoping that he is welcoming his first child into the world AND that the team galvanizes around making it happen tonight against the Nuggets in tribute/out of respect/as a birthday gift for the new baby/to help the new dad not feel like he has to worry about anything else but the precious life-changing gift he’s received.
Our team is full of guys who straight up love each other, and I can easily imagine all of them talking about wanting to get this one for the newly expanded Gobert family because of that. Definitely some corny motivation but teams thrive on that stuff, and while I don’t really believe they need any more incentive to kill what’s in front of them I can’t imagine this will hurt. I feel like it’s definitely demoralizing when you lose a teammate to ejection or injury, but this ain’t that.
If he misses tonight due to the birth of his first child, I hope that he is feeling truly blessed and savoring the first moments of parenthood. Nothing but good vibes and best wishes out to that man!
StLsC10
Private jet home for the birth then back in time for tipoff
skolaen
Other guys gotta step up and hold the fort down for rudy. Hope rudy has a good time with his lady and child and hope for a safe and easy childbirth ❤️
dehhh_
Remember when ant left halftime for his kid 😂
ProfitisKing3
FIRE UP YOUR NAZ REIDS!
subtleshooter
Games not until 10est
yvmms
Horrible. Where is his girlfriend?
FatherOfTwoGreatKids
Going to be very demoralizing for the Nuggets when we take this one without Rudy.
pottedpottedplant
I love this as a challenge to the Wolves. Rudy was absolutely excellent in game one. Wolves are deep, and there’s an opportunity here to rise against a huge challenge.
Congratulations Rudy and partner. Sending my love to all parties involved.
ANTfanclub
I remember a young baby who was born with no father there, hell he never even knew his father….
Now he is the modern-day Michael Jordan.
Skip the birth Rudy
kpmurphy_
I mean I get it, but this is Minnesota sports luck in a nutshell.
Philipthesquid
It’s ok guys. We have Naz Reid.
Party_Interaction_51
Whichever owner lends their private jet to Rudy to get him to Denver before 9 keeps the team
bwillpaw
Maybe these stupid 9pm starts will come in handy for once.
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Oh shit.
His baby came/ is coming?
Probably mama in labor and baby on the way?
[[Britt] – “Here at shootaround we all just got the news that Gobert not available for requested interview and is “questionable” tonight due to “personal reasons.” His girlfriend is due soon with child.”](https://x.com/brittrobson/status/1787535716458582389?s=46&t=e4upTRrre5Aq3lp5gMwIMg)
Baby time.
Baby is coming it seems
Dudes shouldn’t be dropping their seed in their wags in July-October smdh. /s
Well shit
Well, the Nuggets figured out how to “play Rudy Gobert off the court in the playoffs”
Selfishly hoping for him to play since they have a lot of time off after game 2, but is what it is
Wolvesian timing
Only thing that can beat the wolves is their potent seed
But really, I’m glad he’s being there. You can’t miss that, I don’t care what for
Man… talk about awful timing.
They don’t have to play again until Friday…
I think all of us can agree that this is the kryptonite of the wolves. Whose next? KAT? Jaden? still Congrats to Gobert
Kat, Naz and Kyle better step up..
Jaden too, on offense…
Kyle Anderson legacy game
This baby had all week between games 2 and 3 lol
Good bit of context from Jack Borman
https://twitter.com/jrborman13/status/1787536308530827445
> Gobert’s partner is expecting their first child and she is due this month.
> “I would do anything I can to be there,” Gobert told @NBASarah in March. “I don’t think there’s any debate to have. Coach Finch and every guy in this locker room, that’s what I love about them, we have a level of human connection and empathy for one another that I think is really good. And I think all the guys will be literally telling me, ‘Don’t play, go.’”
The Luka Legend game.
Cmon guys, what’s more important: one of the most important moments in your life? Or the birth of your child? /s
Congrats to Rudy. He had such a rough time last year, seeing him hit the trifecta of fatherhood, DPOY and a ring would be golden.
Hear me out, Rudy’s kid gets signed to a roster spot
Garza masterclass incoming
Garzilla statement game incoming
Baby Gobert winning DPOY for the Nuggets as we speak
Thank god we got game 1. Would love to be full strength but it is what it is. Forcing Rudy to miss the birth of his child could really mess with his mentality moving forward.
If it had to be on a game day this is perfect timing. Already stole homecourt and playing with house money tonight.
Bring it on! With all the Murray excuses how awesome would it be to take a 2-0 lead without our big man!
God damnit… Giving birth in Denver or…? Any chance she shows a little hustle and Rudy gets back by game time? Or are we in for Luka Garza ascending to top Luka status (nationally at least) tonight?
The timing is a bummer, Shai was lucky his child was born in between playoff series.
He’ll play.
C’mon we need the Gobert New Dad energy tonight.
Okay cool so there goes game 2, no biggie. We’ll take it back on game 3.
Well atleast we won game 1 so we did our job regardless. We still have Ant so I think we can win but it will be tough to keep Gordon off the glass and Rudy did a great job roaming. Kat has to stay out of foul trouble and I can actually say I trust Finch to make the adjustments.
That’s gotta be the hardest wait ever.
How many times do you think Rudy looks at his watch today?
Like “Cmon kid… C’mooonnn.. Maybe I can still make it back by halftime.”
He 100% should be there for the birth of his baby, and good for him if that is what is going on here. On the flip side, I do think the timing is really unfortunate. Obviously nothing he can do about it now, but 9 months before the playoffs is probably not the ideal time to get your girl friend pregnant.
Here’s hoping that he is welcoming his first child into the world AND that the team galvanizes around making it happen tonight against the Nuggets in tribute/out of respect/as a birthday gift for the new baby/to help the new dad not feel like he has to worry about anything else but the precious life-changing gift he’s received.
Our team is full of guys who straight up love each other, and I can easily imagine all of them talking about wanting to get this one for the newly expanded Gobert family because of that. Definitely some corny motivation but teams thrive on that stuff, and while I don’t really believe they need any more incentive to kill what’s in front of them I can’t imagine this will hurt. I feel like it’s definitely demoralizing when you lose a teammate to ejection or injury, but this ain’t that.
If he misses tonight due to the birth of his first child, I hope that he is feeling truly blessed and savoring the first moments of parenthood. Nothing but good vibes and best wishes out to that man!
Private jet home for the birth then back in time for tipoff
Other guys gotta step up and hold the fort down for rudy. Hope rudy has a good time with his lady and child and hope for a safe and easy childbirth ❤️
Remember when ant left halftime for his kid 😂
FIRE UP YOUR NAZ REIDS!
Games not until 10est
Horrible. Where is his girlfriend?
Going to be very demoralizing for the Nuggets when we take this one without Rudy.
I love this as a challenge to the Wolves. Rudy was absolutely excellent in game one. Wolves are deep, and there’s an opportunity here to rise against a huge challenge.
Congratulations Rudy and partner. Sending my love to all parties involved.
I remember a young baby who was born with no father there, hell he never even knew his father….
Now he is the modern-day Michael Jordan.
Skip the birth Rudy
I mean I get it, but this is Minnesota sports luck in a nutshell.
It’s ok guys. We have Naz Reid.
Whichever owner lends their private jet to Rudy to get him to Denver before 9 keeps the team
Maybe these stupid 9pm starts will come in handy for once.