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(4,572 posts) Wed Mar 11, 2020, 10:30 PM Mar 2020

Joke Gone Wrong (re: Rudy Gobert, coronavirus)

Apparently "Gobert" is French for "Dumbass"

https://www.northjersey.com/story/sports/nba/2020/03/11/rudy-gobert-rubbed-hands-microphones-nba-press-conference/5028049002/

On Monday, Jazz forward Rudy Gobert tried to make light of growing coronavirus concerns across the county.
Now, the NBA is suspending the season because he has the virus.
Shortly after news of Gobert's diagnosis became public, video started circulating around social media of Gobert rubbing his hands all over several microphones during a press conference.