Jazz's Rudy Gobert: Will play for France in Olympics

Gobert (ankle) announced Monday that he will suit up for France in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Jody Genessy of Deseret News reports.

Analysis:

The French national team was able to win its Olympic qualifier Sunday sans Gobert, but they'll have the Stifle Tower in the fold as the team looks to make a run in Rio. Gobert skipped out on France's qualifying games as a means of resting the injured right ankle he sustained late in the regular season with the Jazz, while also reducing his offseason workload in preparation of the 2016-17 campaign. He should be at full strength when the Olympics begin in August and will likely serve as France's starting center.