It’s something Rudy Gobert is starting to get used to. A few hours before the Houston Rockets reception, the Minnesota Timberwolves announced that their French international pivot has been removed from the group and they will not take part in this meeting. Through a message posted on the social network Twitter, the Minneapolis franchise confirmed that the former Jazz player is included in “health and safety protocols”. In other words, Rudy Gobert was placed in solitary confinement on suspicion of coronavirus contamination. A procedure codified since the beginning of the pandemic by the NBA and which aims to minimize the risk of spreading the virus within the franchise workforce. An absence that could last several days for the Habs.
Minnesota @Timberwolves Status report before tonight’s game against Houston:
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Luka Garza – Two-way contract
Rudy Gobert – Health and Safety Protocols
Josh Minott – Awarding of the G League
Wendell Moore Jr. – G League Award– Timberwolves PR (@Twolves_PR) November 5, 2022
Gobert will remain the first
This placement in isolation due to the coronavirus must undoubtedly bring back bad memories for Rudy Gobert. In fact, in March 2020, the Saint-Quentin native was the first NBA player to test positive for the coronavirus. Faced with the risk, the North American basketball league did not hesitate to deploy drastic means. The championship was halted for several months before resuming in a health bubble installed in Orlando, which had hosted the entire finals leading up to the Los Angeles Lakers title. Last January, Rudy Gobert was again forced to isolate himself from the rest of his Jazz team. While he emerges with 12.6 points and 13.6 rebounds per game per game, the tricolor international will be a significant absentee for the Timberwolves, who have seen their record go negative following a three-game losing streak against Spurs, Suns. and Bucks.
