The important one Timberwolves win over Pelicans marred by the serious episode that Rudy Gober and Kyle Anderson had during a time out. The Australian invited the Frenchman to do some tapa, with the latter replying “and you get some c@@@@o rebound!». Anderson swore at him, and then Gobber punched him, with the rest of the bench separating them.
According to Athletic, spirits did not calm down even at halftime, with the two players hurling insults and threats, threatening physical action again, and finally calming down with a captain’s intervention by Mike Conley. In the end, the team decided to send Gober home before the game ended and possibly sit him out for the play-in game against the Lakers.
The French ace apologized via Twitter for his behavior. “I was overcome with emotion and I shouldn’t have reacted the way I did, no matter what was said. I want to apologize to the fans, the organization and especially Kyle (Anderson), who is a teammate that I love and respect“, he said.
Emotions got the best of me today. I should not have reacted the way I did regardless of what was said. I wanna apologize to the fans, the organization and particularly to Kyle, who is someone that I truly love and respect as a teammate.
— Rudy Gobert (@rudygobert27) April 10, 2023
Source: Sport Fm
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