Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert has been suspended for the team’s play-in game against the Lakers on Tuesday night, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic.
In Minnesota’s final regular-season game Sunday, Gobert was caught on camera swinging at teammate Kyle Anderson on the bench during a timeout, right after Anderson apparently told Gobert to “shut the f--- up, b----” during an argument. Gobert then was sent to the locker room, but at halftime, the argument between the two continued.
Minnesota then sent Gobert home from the arena. After the game, Gobert apologized for his actions on Twitter,
“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 organisation (sic), and particularly to Kyle, who is someone that I truly love and respect as a teammate,” he wrote.
Minnesota earned the No. 8 seed in the Western Conference and will travel to Los Angeles for the start of the play-in tournament. If the Timberwolves win, they will play the second-seeded Grizzlies in the first round of the playoffs. But if they lose, Minnesota will have another play-in game on Friday night.
Gobert is expected to play in Minnesota’s subsequent game, whether that be Game 1 of a playoff series or the next play-in game, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.
