Donovan Mitchell on relationship with Rudy Gobert: 'We're good'

The friction between Mitchell and Gobert has been well-documented for a few years. At times, it has spilled out to the public. But the 6-foot-2 guard said the narrative is overblown. “First of all, we’re good. I just want to go on record with saying that,” Mitchell told Yahoo Sports. “I think it’s interesting that stuff happens, and he and I have never played at this high of a level together since we’ve been here. So I make the joke, ‘For a group that hates each other, man, we’re playing pretty well.’
Source: Chris Haynes @ Yahoo! Sports

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LOCKED ON JAZZ – Energy and Defense leads to 6th straight win. Rudy Gobert and Donovan Mitchell are outstanding – lockedonjazz.net/utah-jazz/ener… – 12:04 PM Dan Favale @danfavale
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FULL BREAKDOWN pic.twitter.com/xXvHkaqxUI – 12:00 PM Donovan Mitchell @spidadmitchell
Something About The Name Jesus 🙏🏾🗣💯 – 11:45 AM Chris Haynes @ChrisBHaynes
Story: Utah Jazz star Donovan Mitchell to @YahooSports on if he’s happy, how social commentary is received in Utah, importance of competing for chips, and being in modern-day Kobe-Shaq predicament with Rudy Gobert: “I wish. Because they got three rings.” sports.yahoo.com/posted-up-dono… – 11:23 AM Chris Haynes @ChrisBHaynes
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Live edition of LOCKED ON JAZZ about the streaking Utah Jazz starts in about 5 minutes at 9:03
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* Energy
* Multiple defenders
* Gobert and Mitchell
* When does NAW or Juancho play?
* Power Rankings – 10:57 AM JD Shaw @JShawNBA
A record four former G League players are NBA All-Stars this season, according to the league: Rudy Gobert, Khris Middleton, Dejounte Murray and Fred VanVleet. – 10:16 AM Ryan Miller @millerjryan
Donovan Mitchell’s prep game appearance reveals his fun 8th-grade shoe connection ksl.com/article/503487… – 1:57 AM Rudy Gobert @rudygobert27
I missed this shit 🔒 pic.twitter.com/YrnPTRqTsV – 1:48 AM Ben Anderson @BensHoops
Donovan Mitchell said the first NBA player he ever met was former Knick Eddie Curry.
Mitchell notoriously has huge feet, and growing up, he’d get Curry’s shoes through a Knicks equipment guy. – 12:23 AM David Locke @DLocke09
POSTCAST – Rudy Gobert returns and Utah Jazz dominate in their 6th straight win – lockedonjazz.net/jazz/postcast-… – 12:15 AM Ben Anderson @BensHoops
“I felt strong, I feel great,” Rudy Gobert said of his calf injury. “I did some pretty explosive movement without thinking about it. I didn’t have any extra pain.”
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pic.twitter.com/yiEIMKzzJC – 12:10 AM Eric Walden @tribjazz
Rudy Gobert: “Our energy is different. That slump that we had really sparked something. We’re playing like a team that’s trying to accomplish something. Regardless of who we’re playing, we’re going to bring the same mentality.” – 12:09 AM Ryan Miller @millerjryan
Rudy Gobert said the energy was different than it was before his injury.
“That stretch that we had sparked something.” – 12:09 AM Eric Walden @tribjazz
Rudy Gobert on his techs: “I just think both of them could have been non-technical fouls. I didn’t feel like I disrespected any official. I didn’t feel like I made any non-basketball play.” – 12:07 AM David Locke @DLocke09
Jazz do exactly what they should in Rudy Gobert’s return pic.twitter.com/hdb4lamwkp – 12:01 AM David Locke @DLocke09
POSTCAST – Rudy Gobert returns and Utah Jazz win 6th straight twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1… – 11:44 PM Andy Larsen @andyblarsen
Jazz beat Rockets 135-101.
Mitchell: 30 points, 6 rebs, 7 assists.
Gobert: 14/7/2, a +19.
Bogdanovic: 22/5/2.
Easy win throughout. Jazz play in L.A. against the Lakers on Wednesday. – 11:26 PM Eric Walden @tribjazz
FINAL: Jazz 135, Rockets 101. Six straight wins, now 36-21 on the season. Don 30p/7a/6r. Bogey 22p/5r. JC 16p/3a. Gobert 14p/7r. Juancho with a 3. NAW still scoreless as a Jazz. Rockets 14-42 in 2H. Utah’s final game before ASB is at Staples (yeah, I know) vs. Lakers on Wed. – 11:25 PM Tony Jones @Tjonesonthenba
Donovan Mitchell leaves with 30 points, 7 assists, 6 rebounds – 11:18 PM Adam Spolane @AdamSpolane
Is it me or does Rudy Gobert always get ejected against the Rockets? – 11:11 PM Tony Jones @Tjonesonthenba
Rudy Gobert was ejected – 11:09 PM Andy Larsen @andyblarsen
So they called a foul on Sengun, and then a technical on Gobert for the throwdown after the play. It, uh, has been extremely unusually officiated. – 11:09 PM Ryan Miller @millerjryan
Rudy Gobert gets his second tech and is ejected. Some strange techs tonight. – 11:09 PM Ben Anderson @BensHoops
Rudy Gobert has been tossed after getting his second technical foul.
Which in this game doesn’t mean anything. – 11:09 PM Eric Walden @tribjazz
Rudy Gobert was assessed a second tech and ejected – 11:08 PM Andy Larsen @andyblarsen
Rudy Gobert was ejected from this game for his second technical… – 11:08 PM Jonathan Feigen @Jonathan_Feigen
Been so quiet in here most of the night, it seemed Jazz fans missed the Harden-era Rockets as much as Rockets fans. Then a couple calls went against Gobert (pretty obvious on the replays that were shown) and they were back. – 11:07 PM Andy Larsen @andyblarsen
Jazz up 100-78 after 3Q. Story of this game is essentially that the Jazz played really well in Rudy Gobert’s return to action on both ends of the floor. He remains a +23 in his 16 minutes. – 10:56 PM Jonathan Feigen @Jonathan_Feigen
Sengun took a shot to the throat. Called a technical foul on Rudy Gobert. Rockets let Sengun take the T since he earned it. (Looked like he did not know anyone could take it, though he was the one hit.) – 10:54 PM Tony Jones @Tjonesonthenba
Gobert just glared at the official on that over the back and said “CALL THAT SHIT”…. – 10:33 PM Tony Jones @Tjonesonthenba
Donovan Mitchell had 15 and 7 assists and 4 rebounds in the first half….was impactful in almost every facet – 10:15 PM Ryan Miller @millerjryan
Jazz lead 78-53 at the half.
Jazz outscored the Rockets by 23 in the 9 minutes Rudy Gobert played.
Mitchell has 15 points, 7 assists and 4 rebounds — though I doubt he plays enough minutes in the 2nd half to seriously challenge for the elusive triple-double. – 10:12 PM Andy Larsen @andyblarsen
Jazz up 78-53 on the Rockets at the half. 160 ORtg for Utah, which… will do.
I guess a Donovan Mitchell triple double watch: 15/4r/7a. But it’ll be hard for him to get all of those rebounds with the garbage time.
Rotation was interesting. Is Dok or Whiteside backup C? – 10:12 PM Eric Walden @tribjazz
HALFTIME: Jazz 78, Rockets 53. All I wanted was for Utah to get to 80+ and to lead by 30+ by the break, but they continue to disappoint.
More seriously … Bogey 15p, Don 15p/7a/4r, Rudy Gobert a +23 in 9:02 of action. – 10:12 PM Ryan Miller @millerjryan
‘Dok getting the second quarter non-Gobert minutes. – 9:52 PM David Locke @DLocke09
The score is 27 to 2 when Rudy Gobert is on the floor. Nice to have the 3 time all-star, 3 time DPOY back on the floor – 9:49 PM Ryan Miller @millerjryan
16-0 run from the Jazz as they open up a 47-24 lead. Rudy Gobert is still really really good. – 9:48 PM Andy Larsen @andyblarsen
Jazz are a +22 in 6:19 of Rudy Gobert time so far – 9:46 PM Tony Jones @Tjonesonthenba
Gobert looks terrific so far – 9:46 PM Andy Larsen @andyblarsen
Jazz up 36-24 after 1Q. Jazz are on pace to win this game by 48 and yet I thought they played about half of a good quarter there. But when they were on — really, the Gobert minutes — they were great. – 9:44 PM Andy Larsen @andyblarsen
The Whiteside minutes have not gone as well as the Gobert minutes. – 9:29 PM Andy Larsen @andyblarsen
Whiteside is the Jazz’s backup center after Gobert’s return. (As expected, but some said might be Dok) – 9:23 PM Ryan Miller @millerjryan
Jazz jump out to a 14-2 lead over the Rockets. Bogey with 8 quick points as the Rockets defense looks pretty lost.
Gobert has 4 points and Conley and Mitchell both have 3 assists. – 9:21 PM Jonathan Feigen @Jonathan_Feigen
Once again, Gobert opens on Tate. And again, he leaves him open to shoot from deep. – 9:14 PM Adam Wexler @AdamJWexler
#Rockets starters tonight vs Jazz: Gordon, Tate, Wood, Porter Jr, Green
Jazz starters: O’Neale, Bogdanovic, Gobert, Mitchell, Conley – 8:36 PM Jonathan Feigen @Jonathan_Feigen
Rockets starters: Gordon, Tate, Wood, Green, Porter Jr.
Jazz starters: Bogdanovic, O’Neale, Gobert, Mitchell, Conley. – 8:32 PM Eric Walden @tribjazz
Rudy Gobert is playing tonight vs. the Rockets – 7:59 PM Ryan Miller @millerjryan
Rudy Gobert will play tonight – 7:59 PM Sarah Todd @NBASarah
Rudy Gobert will play tonight – 7:59 PM Ben Anderson @BensHoops
Rudy Gobert is officially BACK tonight for the @Utah Jazz. – 7:59 PM Andy Larsen @andyblarsen
Rudy Gobert will play tonight. – 7:58 PM Ryan Miller @millerjryan
Eric Paschall is available tonight.
Rudy Gobert is a game time decision. – 7:14 PM Ben Anderson @BensHoops
Paschall is available tonight, Gobert remains a game time decision. – 7:14 PM Andy Larsen @andyblarsen
Eric Paschall will play tonight, Rudy Gobert is again a game-time decision. – 7:14 PM Eric Walden @tribjazz
Rudy Gobert is a game time decision tonight. Eric Paschall is AVAILABLE. – 7:14 PM StatMuse @statmuse
Jarrett Allen is an All-Star this season.
16.2 PPG
11.1 RPG
66.5 FG%
He is on pace to become the 4th player in NBA history to average 15/10 on 65% shooting in a season — joining Wilt Chamberlain, Artis Gilmore and Rudy Gobert. pic.twitter.com/UrlwxtbbIW – 4:39 PM Sarah Todd @NBASarah
Rudy Gobert and Eric Paschall, who were both listed as questionable, went through shootaround with the Jazz this morning. – 12:29 PM Eric Walden @tribjazz
Rudy Gobert and Eric Paschall both went through shootaround today for the Jazz. – 12:28 PM Ben Anderson @BensHoops
Rudy Gobert and Eric Paschall both went through shootaround for the @Utah Jazz. – 12:28 PM David Locke @DLocke09
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Damn coin base got me 😂😂😂 – 7:05 PM Donovan Mitchell @spidadmitchell
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More on this storyline

“And we can be even better. We’re good. We’re focused on winning. We have a common goal. I think that’s the biggest thing. You don’t always have to be the best of friends with people you work with. But at the end of the day, if you work towards a common goal that’s beneficial to the team, that’s what’s first. We want to win, and I don’t think either of us are worried about what’s being said around us.” -via Yahoo! Sports / February 15, 2022 Mitchell acknowledged he would have preferred Gobert kept his critiques inside the locker room, but he affirms it wasn’t a big deal. “People have their own way of expressing things. I think the bigger way would have been just to do it in house, but it’s water under the bridge for me now, and for us as a group,” Mitchell told Yahoo Sports. “… When you have two people that are competitive, you want to ultimately be the best. I would take that as opposed to two dudes who just want to sit on their ass and do nothing. You have two guys who are going to go out there and compete. He’s a three-time Defensive Player of the Year. I’m a three-time All-Star. We’re going to find ways to get better individually and collectively as a group, and I’ll take that.” -via Yahoo! Sports / February 15, 2022 Ryan Miller: Donovan Mitchell on the reports he and Rudy Gobert are at odds: “No, no, no — we’re good. That’s just not true.” -via Twitter @millerjryan / February 4, 2022