SALT LAKE CITY, UT - APRIL 23: Jae Crowder #99 of the Utah Jazz is held back by teammate Donovan Mitchell #45 after an altercation which resulted in Crowder's ejection, in the second half during Game Four of Round One of the 2018 NBA Playoffs at Vivint Smart Home Arena on April 23, 2018 in Salt Lake City, Utah. The jazz beat the Thunder 113-96. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Gene Sweeney Jr./Getty Images)
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SALT LAKE CITY, UT – APRIL 27: Rudy Gobert #27 of the Utah Jazz reacts to his technical foul in the first half during Game Six of Round One of the 2018 NBA Playoffs against the Oklahoma City Thunder at Vivint Smart Home Arena on April 27, 2018 in Salt Lake City, Utah. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Gene Sweeney Jr./Getty Images)
Rudy Gobert
Rudy Gobert isn’t usually the one who starts things when he gets into it with another player. The opposing player typically gets angry when Gobert either dominates them or is physical with them, like Kevin Durant, for example, during Game 3 of the Western Conference Semi-Finals in 2017 against the Golden State Warriors.
When players go at Gobert, Gobert doesn’t back down. He plays with an edge and really gets pumped up when he makes a big defensive play.
