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Gobert's parents split when he was around three years old he stayed with his mother in Saint-Quentin and made regular trips to Guadeloupe for his father.
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Bourgarel played professional basketball in Paris and Saint-Quentin, where he met Gobert's mother. His father, Rudy Bourgarel, is from Guadeloupe and played college basketball in the United States for the Marist Red Foxes from 1985 to 1988. Gobert was born in Saint-Quentin, Aisne, in the north of France. 2.2.9 2021–22 season: Sixth Straight All-Defensive First Team and Rebounding title.
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2.2.7 2019–20 season: First All-Star appearance.2.2.4 2016–17 season: First All-NBA appearance.After teammates of Gobert's on the Utah Jazz, including Donovan Mitchell, also tested positive, the NBA postponed the 2019–20 season until its resumption on July 30 of the same year. In March 2020, Gobert tested positive for COVID-19, becoming the first NBA player with a confirmed case of the virus. He has been named to the All-NBA Second Team in 2017, and the All-NBA Third Team in 2019, 20. That year, Gobert also led the NBA in screen assists, with 482, effective field goal percentage, with 66.9 percent, and true shooting percentage, at 68.2 percent. In 2019, Gobert broke the single-season record for dunks with 306. Gobert was also the NBA blocks leader in the 2016–17 season and the NBA rebounding leader in the 2021–22 season. He is a four-time All-NBA Team member, six-time All-Defensive First Team member, and three-time NBA All-Star. Gobert has won the NBA Defensive Player of the Year award three times, tied for second-most in NBA history. He is considered one of the NBA’s best rim protectors. Standing at 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) tall with a wingspan of 7 ft 9 in (2.36 m) long, he plays the center position. He also represents the French national team in their international competitions. Rudy Gobert-Bourgarel ( / ɡ oʊ ˈ b ɛər/ goh- BEAR born June 26, 1992) is a French professional basketball player of the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA).