“I’m Not Really Focused on Feeding People”: Rudy Gobert Replies to Reports of Rift With Donovan Mitchell

Utah Jazz’s Rudy Gobert denied the claims of any rift with Donovan Mitchell or any other teammates.

Gobert was the first positive coronavirus in the NBA. Later, Mitchell became the second person in NBA to test positive for the virus. Mitchell has been open about not being happy with Gobert’s actions before being tested positive for the virus. Recently, reports surfaced over the rifts between the two over the former being careless.

However, talking in an Instagram live video on Sunday, Gobert said it was just an exaggeration from the media.

“It’s true that we didn’t speak for a while, but we spoke a few days ago and you know, like I said, we’re both ready to go out there and win a championship for this team,” Gobert said.

“It’s not about being unprofessional. You know, everyone got different relationships. It’s never perfect. People that are married — it’s never perfect. Me and my teammates, it’s far from perfect, but at the end of the day we both want the same thing and it’s winning and we’re both grown men and we’re both going to do what it takes to win.”

The rift rumors are unimportant for Rudy Gobert amidst the coronavirus pandemic

While there have been rumors for the last few days, Gobert had hardly addressed any. Talking on Instagram live, he felt these did not hold significance during a time when the world is fighting a pandemic.

“People are dying every day, and that’s why I’m not really focused on feeding people what they want me to feed them,” Gobert said. “It’s about how much positive can I do. That’s what it is. And when it’s time to play basketball, we’re gonna be ready to play basketball. If that’s what people want to hear, they can hear it now — we’re ready to play together and win a championship together.”