As ‘Anonymous’ Reports Trigger NBA World Outrage, 3x DPOY Rudy Gobert Laughs Off Criticism Like It’s Nothing

Minnesota Timberwolves star Rudy Gobert debuted in the NBA almost a decade ago and since then, he has been one of the best defensive players in the league. His achievements speak for themselves: three-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year, and six-time NBA All-Defensive First Team among various other individual accolades. However, his peers certainly think differently about him and a recent poll conducted by The Athletic confirms that.

While conducting the poll, 108 anonymous NBA players were asked what they feel about certain topics related to the league. Several interesting answers came out as players’ names were kept hidden and they were able to speak their minds. Among all the answers, one was about the Timberwolves center, which showcased what others think about him.

Rudy Gobert apparently doesn’t care about what his peers think about him

In the poll conducted by The Athletic, one of the questions asked to the players was regarding the most overrated player in the league. Atlanta Hawks star Trae Young got the most votes with 14.8%. Moreover, Gobert’s name was also there, he was tied for the fourth-most votes with 5.6%. A certain player while answering the aforementioned question, uttered a few words about the three-time DPOY. He said about the Frenchman, “To me, it’s like, he blocks shots. What else is he really doing? He’s 7’3.” 

This remark made by the anonymous player was re-shared by Bleacher Report on their Instagram page. In the comment section of the post, Gobert expressed his feeling through a string of ‘tears of joy emoji’ and an ‘open mouth emoji’. These emojis reflected that he was seemingly unperturbed by the anonymous player’s remark.

It’s unclear why the players thought the Frenchman was an overrated player, but one of the reasons could be due to his limited offensive game. However, regardless of what others think about him, the big man could use this as motivation and turn around the series against the Denver Nuggets, showing everyone his true potential.

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Incidentally, this anonymous player’s remark not only grabbed Gobert’s attention but also ignited a flurry of reactions online.

Fans reflect on the anonymous player’s remark about Gobert

Shortly after the post was shared on social media, fans swarmed in and expressed their feelings in the comment section. They apparently gave mixed reactions.

Here are a few responses from fans:

“I told people, Gobert is an average center”

“cap, Rudy stopped the whole league from scoring in 2020”

“They are not lying (emojis) gobert trade prolly the worst one in history“

“Gobert? Overrated? Nah bruh shut the whole league down 3 years ago!”

A few of them even tried to guess who the anonymous player was. Many fans joked that it might be his Timberwolves teammate, Kyle Anderson since the two got involved in an altercation a few days back.

“That was Kyle Anderson for sure”

“Anonymous” sure sounds like “Kyle Anderson”

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