The tall Frenchman extended the full length of his body across the sofa. Gentle sunlight warmed him just as the glass of expensive Condrieu cooled him. Each blessed second of pastoral serenity, he tried to relish, for he knew that those seconds would eventually run out. The All-Star break would soon be ending, and he…
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Rudy Gobert All 306 Dunks Full Highlights (2018-19 Season Dunkilation Part II)
Rudy looked up from his reading as the doorbell rang, the tinkling melody causing a frown to appear on his face. Had he not instructed Remi to meet the guests at the gate? How had they made it all the way to the front door? It was no matter, Rudy supposed. The entire facade of…
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The lanky Frenchman reclined in comfort, surrounded by the peaceful sounds and enticing scents of his well-tended Victorian garden. One of the luxurious sitting-room couches had been wrestled out of its usual place to be brought to this spot among the hedges, flowers, and decorative ferns. The fine piece of furniture would have to be…
Read MoreRudy Gobert All 149 Dunks Full Highlights (2017-18 Season Dunkilation)
The rear porch of the estate was quiet, save for the light chirping of birds and the occasional sound of a glass being placed back on an end table. Rudy Gobert, his feet resting on an ottoman, silently pursed his lips as he perused basketball statistics on his phone. Occasionally, he would reach over and…
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“Monsieur Gobert! Monsieur Gobert! Your esteemed guest has arrived!” Rudy Gobert rolled his eyes at his bumbling, bespectacled butler. “If you weren’t such an intolerable fool, Remi, you would be able to take his coat and invite him in to the parlor without running to me for guidance.” “Yes, sir! Of course, sir! I will…
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Life had gotten significantly more luxurious, Rudy Gobert decided, since he had a sofa placed on the porch. Now, he could recline in the cool shade, just a stone’s throw from the entrance to his expansive Victorian garden. A ceiling fan ensured that the proper amount of breeze was directed towards his face at all…
Read MoreRudy Gobert All 134 Dunks Full Highlights (2014-2015 Season Dunkilation)
Rudy Gobert reclined in the chair on his porch, sipping a small glass of chartreuse. In front of him stretched the expanses of his finely-cultivated Victorian garden. Here and there, a dazzling peacock would appear in a pathway, strutting self-assuredly. Rudy could see a few of his gardeners tending to the flora. Sometimes it was…
Read MoreRudy Gobert 14 Points/6 Dunks Full Highlights (4/10/2015)
“Remi, give me a status report on Joffrey Lauvergne,” Rudy Gobert commanded, sitting at his expansive solid-oak desk with a glass of fine Chardonnay resting in his long fingers. The short, pointy-faced Frenchman consulted a folder in his hand. “Of course, sir, of course…let me see, Joffrey Lauvergne…” Remi murmured, paging through a large stack…
Read MoreRudy Gobert 16 Points/3 Blocks Full Highlights (2/25/2015)
“What do you mean I am no longer the most popular French NBA center!?” Rudy yelled, slamming his fist on the desk in front of him. “I’m sorry, Monsieur Gobert, I’m sorry!” whimpered a small, rat-faced man. “Everybody in France still loves you, sir. Very much, sir,” he placated. “Remi, you will tell me who…
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