Frenchman Rudy Gobert, who attacked teammate Kyle Anderson during Sunday’s game against the New Orleans Pelicans in the North American Basketball League (NBA), has been suspended for the team’s next game, the Minnesota Timberwolves announced today.
The French post was brought to the locker room by the “wolves” after they punched Anderson in the chest, in a timeout against the New Orleans Pelicans, and will at least miss Tuesday’s game against the Los Angeles Lakers of the first play-in round to qualify for the playoffs.
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The altercation between the two did not physically affect Anderson, but did provoke a reaction on the substitute bench and the players had to be separated, with Gobert being sent to the changing rooms by his own team, who later realized that the French would not doing. return to the game.
In the meeting, the Timberwolves beat the Pelicans 113-108, clinching eighth place in the Western Conference and retaining their chances of qualifying for the playoffs.
Source: DN
