Utah Jazz TBT: Rudy Gobert’s Car Filled With Popcorn

Apr 10, 2015; Salt Lake City, UT, USA; Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert (27) warms up prior to the game against the Memphis Grizzlies at EnergySolutions Arena. Mandatory Credit: Russ Isabella-USA TODAY Sports

With Rudy Gobert‘s 2014-15 ascension to elite defender and potential superstar, it’s hard to picture him as the rookie project he once was. Nonetheless, the Defensive Player of the Year candidate was as raw a talent as the Utah Jazz had ever seen in his first season as an NBA player.

As such, the towering Frenchman was subject to the same bizarre hazing rituals that every Jazz rookie is forced to endure. In this video from KSL Sports, Gobert suffers a particularly cruel admonishment for shirking his doughnut delivery duties before a team practice. Behold the Great Popcorn Invasion of 2014–

As someone who is probably more concerned than most about the interior condition of my vehicle, it pains me on an almost spiritual level to see a sweet ride sullied by greasy treats. I love popcorn as much as the next guy, but the very idea of that buttery mess in my car is too much to bear.

Being the dutiful rookie he was, the Stifle Tower didn’t allow much of the rage he must have been feeling to bubble over. If anything, the trials and tribulations of his first year in the league have informed his own hazing of current Utah Jazz rookies–

Be wary, Trey Lyles. Should you fail to follow rookie procedure, this pink backpack could be the least of your worries!

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