“Save those balls for me” Fans sent into a frenzy as Rudy Gobert ‘Karate Kicks’ Josh Richardson in the groin


“Save those balls for me” Fans sent into a frenzy as Rudy Gobert ‘Karate Kicks’ Josh Richardson in the groin

Rudy Gobert

The game between the Utah Jazz and the San Antonio Spurs was a very interesting one of the season. Gregg Popovich made history for having the most wins as a coach in the league. The game started with the Jazz taking a good lead ahead of the Spurs but that was soon closed with Dejonte Murray’s scoring as he hit a deep three to end the first quarter.

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The second quarter had Donovan Mitchell step up onto the scene with his insane looks scoring the ball even with three elite defenders on him. The game proceeded with a number of shooting exchanges between the two as the Jazz held a good game on the defensive end. During the fourth quarter, Murray once again took over bringing the game close in an electrifying final few seconds. The Spurs won the game 104-102 despite the Jazz’s effort to come back.

The Spurs scored a whopping 40 points during the final quarter as Murray led the team with 27 points, 9 rebounds, and 4 assists. Jakob Poeltl had a great night on defense 2 blocks and 11 rebounds during the game. The team shot 40% from the field which included 6 three-pointers of 29 attempts on 20.7% shooting from beyond the arc.

Donovan Mitchell
Donovan Mitchell

The Jazz definitely recorded better statistics but on higher attempts. They shot 40.2% from the field and 32.5% from three. Hassan Whiteside and Rudy Gobert both did a great job in offensive rebounding. Mitchell led the team with 24 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. Gobert recorded a double-double on 13 points and 16 rebounds and so did Whiteside with 13 points and 10 rebounds.

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Ruby Gobert fouled on a nasty kick to Josh Richardson’s groin

Rudy Gobert
Rudy Gobert

Early during the fourth quarter, the Jazz was up 81-68 as Gobert was working a pick and roll play. The French big man sprinted a knee into Josh Richardson’s groin as he was about to fake a layup. Richardson would however get up unscathed after what looked like a really bad hit into the area. Gobert would approach Richardson to apologize but as a result, he was given a flagrant 1.

Josh Richardson
Josh Richardson

Richardson finished the game with 11 points, 4 rebounds, and 3 assists playing a full 34 minutes. The player had been shipped from the Boston Celtics to join the Spurs during the second half of the season. He is currently averaging 9.7 points, 2.8 rebounds, and 1.5 assists on 44.3% shooting coming off the bench.

Fans react to Rudy Gobert’s vicious kick to the groin of Spurs player

Rudy Gobert
Rudy Gobert

As usual, fans had to take their chance and roast the situation that took place during the Utah Jazz vs San Antonio Spurs game. Here are a couple of hilarious reactions from the fans.

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