The Utah Jazz announced center Rudy Gobert suffered a grade II MCL sprain at practice Wednesday and is out indefinitely.
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How Gobert's Injury Impacts Jazz
Gobert, 23, has blossomed into one of the NBA's best defensive centers.
"That's my goal, to be one of the best at my position this year," Gobert told Alex Kennedy of Basketball Insiders prior to the season. "Then, in a few years, I hope to be one of the best players overall. That's what I'm working hard for every day. I'm trying to do whatever I can to make my team better because I really think winning is the most important thing."
Gobert has kept a largely clean injury sheet. He suffered an ankle sprain in November that sidelined him temporarily but played in all 82 games in 2014-15. His most extended absences from Utah were during his rookie season when he was playing for the D-League's Bakersfield Jam.
Rookie Trey Lyles is the likeliest benefactor in terms of minutes. He started when Gobert was out with the ankle injury, and Derrick Favors can slide over to center without much problem. The Jazz don't appear to have much trust in Tibor Pleiss or Je ...
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