And four for Rudy Gobert! The basketball player from Saint-Quentin, in Aisne, has just been named “best defender of the year” by the NBA, the prestigious American basketball league. He thus equals the absolute record of four “best defensive player of the year” titles.
At 31, Rudy Gobert, who has just become a father, savors and pays tribute to his teammates from the Minnesota Timberwolves, his current club: “It’s great teamwork. We love getting individual awards and all those things, it’s great, but we can’t do it alone and I have a lot of gratitude to all my teammates who believe in me, who allow me to do what I do. better every day and trying to change the culture here in Minnesota.”
Olympic vice-champion in 2021 in Tokyo, Gobert is an executive of the French team which is aiming for gold at the Olympic Games from Paris. He will be able to count on his compatriot Victor Wembanyama, who finished runner-up. The Blues will therefore have the two best defenders in the NBA this summer.