Rudy Gobert has missed 10 of Utah's past 15 games, and the Jazz have lost eight of those games without him.
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The Utah Jazz have struggled through a stretch of brutal injuries in recent weeks. Some of those injuries aren’t going to get any better. Joe Ingles is out for the season with a torn ACL, but the rest of the roster appears to be on the mend. Donovan Mitchell has cleared the NBA’s concussion protocol and is set to return, the team revealed, and Rudy Gobert, dealing with a calf injury, hopes to return early next week according to ESPN’s Tim MacMahon.
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Gobert has missed 10 of Utah’s past 15 games, and the Jazz have lost eight of those games without him. Utah’s defense in particular, schematically built around the idea that Gobert can singlehandedly protect the rim, has suffered immensely without him. Utah’s defense has allowed 8.6 more points per 100 possessions in minutes Gobert has sat this season, and while Hassan Whiteside has played admirably in his stead, Utah has no dependable centers after him.
After missing eight consecutive games, Donovan Mitchell is expected to play vs. Brooklyn on Friday. https://t.co/HWmtsoJsNA
