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Gobert wins third Defensive Player of Year plum

Agence France-Presse
June 11, 2021 | 12:00am
Gobert wins third Defensive Player of Year plum
Rudy Gobert
AFP

NEW YORK – Utah center Rudy Gobert was named NBA Defensive Player of the Year on Wednesday, the third time the Jazz’s French big man has earned the award.

Gobert, who also won the award in the 2017-18 season and in 2018-19, is the fourth player to win the award at least three times, joining Dikembe Mutombo and Ben Wallace – who both won it four times – and Dwight Howard who won it three times.

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