Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert will not play in Monday's game against the Phoenix Suns due to the calf strain he sustained during Sunday's loss to the Golden State Warriors, a source told Tim MacMahon of ESPN.
The strain is reportedly considered mild. Gobert isn't expected to miss a significant amount of time.
Gobert left the defeat to Golden State with two-and-a-half minutes remaining and was then seen stretching his left leg on the sidelines, according to Sarah Todd of Deseret News. The Jazz trailed 91-89 when their franchise big exited, ultimately falling 94-92 after Bojan Bogdanovic missed a potential game-winning three at the buzzer.
"I don't think it's ... anything bad," Gobert said postgame, courtesy of ABC4 News' Dana Greene. "I try to play through everything. I sprained my ankle against Houston, I tried to play through that, but I think it puts a little more pressure on the calf and on anything else. So just a minor injury. I think we're going to be cautious, obviously."
Utah is already without Donovan Mitchell, who remains in the concussion protocol.