Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert was sent home by the team after he threw a punch at Kyle Anderson in the second quarter of their clash with the New Orleans Pelicans.
Minnesota entered Sunday’s game with the Pelicans guaranteed a play-in spot, but trailing New Orleans and the Los Angeles Lakers by just a game. It was possible to move up into the valuable seven-eight contest in the NBA Play-In tournament that gives you two cracks at a playoff spot.
The pressure perhaps got to the Timberwolves seen in a second quarter altercation. Gobert and teammate Kyle Anderson were involved in a heated dispute in the middle of a timeout, and as they exchanged stern words, the French star threw a punch at Anderson’s chest.
