Kyle Anderson has responded to teammate Rudy Gobert punching him during tonight’s regular season finale against the New Orleans Pelicans.
“Tempers flare, you’re in the middle of a game, a game you want to win. It is what it is,” he said. “Shit happens. It’s not the first time something like that has happened.”
“…We’ll speak about it and move on. We’re grown men.”
The Timberwolves also offered a statement on the incident via President of Basketball Operations Tim Connelly.
“We made the decision to send Rudy Gobert home after the incident in the second quarter,” Connelly said. “His behaviour on the bench was unacceptable and we will handle the situation internally.”
That’s the best Gobert’s hands have looked all season
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According to Adrian Wojnarowski, in the heat of the moment Anderson said to Gobert, “Hey, why don’t you block some shots?”
Gobert responded with, “Why don’t you grab a rebound?”
Meanwhile, Wolves point guard Mike Conley says Gobert apologised to his teammates in the Wolves group chat.
