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Rudy Gobert might be the favorite to win the Defensive Player of the Year this season, but NBA fans can't stop roasting him. He had a hilarious miss on Friday night in the Minnesota Timberwolves showdown against the Cleveland Cavaliers.
In the video below, Jaden McDaniels drove to the basket against Jarrett Allen with less than five seconds left in the shot clock. McDaniels found an open Gobert, who pushed off Georges Niang, underneath the basket.
It should have been an easy two points for Gobert, but he botched the dunk attempt, completely missing the rim. The buzzer sounded, with Gobert's follow-up slam not counting, as fans at the Rocket Mortgage Arena laughed at the hilarious miss.
NBA fans online poked fun at Rudy Gobert for missing the dunk attempt. One fan was in disbelief, as it was the first time they had seen someone airball a jam:
"Never seen anyone airball a f**king dunk before until Rudy Gobert."
One fan suggested the Timberwolves or the NBA fining Gobert for missing a wide-open dunk:
"No disrespect, but Rudy Gobert should be fined a small amount every time he airballs a layup."
Another fan went deep to roast the DPOY favorite:
"Almost as bad as him passing COVID to Spida."
Here are other memes and reactions on X to Gobert's airball dunk:
Rudy Gobert is the favorite to win Defensive Player of the Year
Gobert did not have the best debut season for the Minnesota Timberwolves last year. He punched teammate Kyle Anderson during a key game and was seen as a failure by some, but Gobert has had a bounce-back campaign this season.
The big Frenchman is favored to win the Defensive Player of the Year award, leading the Timberwolves to the second-best team defense in the league. If he wins the award, he will join Ben Wallace and Dikembe Mutombo as the only players in NBA history to win it four times.
Wallace and Mutumbo are both in the Hall of Fame, which bodes well for the 31-year-old center. He's one of the main reasons why the Timberwolves have been atop the Western Conference for most of the season.
He will also need to step up offensive for the remainder of the campaign due to Karl-Anthony Towns' knee injury.
