Oh No He Didn't: Rudy Gobert on guarding Nikola Jokic: "He's the greatest offensive player I've guarded my whole career. Just tryimg to enjoy the challenge and make him work as much as I can...keep trying to make him earn everything he gets"
Rudy Gobert on guarding Nikola Jokic:"He's the greatest offensive player I've guarded my whole career. Just tryimg to enjoy the challenge and make him work as much as I can...keep trying to make him earn everything he gets" pic.twitter.com/JHhPlMf18U
— Oh No He Didn't (@ohnohedidnt24) April 24, 2026
Kevin O'Connor: Nikola Jokic is now 5/24 from 3 in the series. Huge issue for Denver: Jokic shot 32% from 3 ever since his return from injury in January. He was at 44% prior and 42% last year. No matter the cause of the huge decline, the end result is that the 3-pointer has abandoned him for months. It’s hurting the Nuggets offense since the Timberwolves can sag off Jokic to clog the paint. And Jokic isn’t making up for it since Rudy Gobert is also locking him down any time he’s inside and he’s making uncharacteristic sloppy passes. To make matters worse, he’s not getting stops on defense either. Hard to feel any good about Denver’s chances unless Jokic stops having the worst playoff series of his career. — 4/24/2026 x.com
Anthony Slater: Pretty gutty Game 2 win from the Timberwolves in Denver. Came from 19 down early. Responded to a Nikola Jokic surge late third quarter. Rudy Gobert was good on Gobert down the stretch. Anthony Edwards had 30 in 40 minutes on ailing knee. Series 1-1, shifts to Minnesota. — 4/21/2026 x.com
Oh No He Didn't: Chris Finch: "It's a joke that he wasn't a finalist for Defensive Player of the Year. I thought it was incredibly disrespectful. It's just laughable and small minded and petty all the crap that people decide to give Rudy" — 4/21/2026 Bluesky
Bennett Durando: After a very thoughtful answer about being snubbed from the trio of DPOY finalists, Rudy Gobert was asked about his 1-on-1 defensive possessions against Jokic in the post. “I was lucky. A top-three defender cannot do that, so I was lucky.” — 4/21/2026 x.com
Hardwood Paroxysm: Ant says he told Rudy “We are half a team without you on the floor.” — 4/21/2026 x.com
Oh No He Didn't: Ant on Rudy: "Put some respect on his name. Let's guard Rudy. Let's go" — 4/21/2026 x.com
Jake Shapiro: Ant Edwards says he challenged Rudy Gobert going into the fourth quarter. “I told him, like, but we ain't bringing no double team. You're gonna guard him one on one all night and stop reaching because he's gonna flop and they're gonna call a foul. So just play him straight up.” — 4/21/2026 x.com
Ryan Eichten: Donte DiVincenzo on Rudy Gobert: “Rudy is our Defensive Player of the Year.” “We have all the confidence in the world in him and we trust that matchup [with Jokić].” — 4/21/2026 Bluesky
Nate Duncan: Rudy Gobert on the floor: Nikola Jokic was 1-8 from the field for 4 points in 20:38 with 5 ast and 2 TOs, zero offensive rebounds. — 4/21/2026 x.com
Ryan Eichten: Julius Rande on Rudy Gobert: “I want to give a shoutout to Big Ru man. What he did tonight is not gonna show up in the boxscore but what he did in that fourth quarter, Ant challenged him. At the beginning of the fourth he said, ‘I need you to stop fouling…’ — 4/21/2026 Bluesky
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