Rudy Gobert: Nikola Jokic is the greatest offensive player I've ever guarded
Oh No He Didn't: Rudy Gobert on guarding Nikola Jokic: "He's the greatest offensive player I've guarded my whole career. Just tryimg to enjoy the challenge and make him work as much as I can... keep trying to make him earn everything he gets" Twitter Rudy Gobert on guarding Nikola Jokic: "He's the greatest offensive player I've guarded my whole career.
Just tryimg to enjoy the challenge and make him work as much as I can... keep trying to make him earn everything he gets" pic. twitter.
com/JHhPlMf18U — Oh No He Didn't (@ohnohedidnt24) April 24, 2026 More on Rudy Gobert: Recent HoopsHype Rumors Kevin O'Connor: Nikola Jokic is now 5/24 from 3 in the series. Huge issue for Denver: Jokic shot 32% from 3 ever since his return from injury in January. He was at 44% prior and 42% last year.
No matter the cause of the huge decline, the end result is that the 3-pointer has abandoned him for months. It’s hurting the Nuggets offense since the Timberwolves can sag off Jokic to clog the paint. And Jokic isn’t making up for it since Rudy Gobert is also locking him down any time he’s inside and he’s making uncharacteristic sloppy passes.
To make matters worse, he’s not getting stops on defense either. Hard to feel any good about Denver’s chances unless Jokic stops having the worst playoff series of his career. — 4/24/2026 x.