Rudy Gobert was escorted to the Minnesota Timberwolves locker room after throwing a punch at teammate Kyle Anderson during a timeout in the second quarter.
Trailing 48-36 to the New Orleans Pelicans with 4:23 left in the first half, Gobert and Anderson appeared to be in a heated argument when Gobert reached across the huddle with a right-handed punch that connected with Anderson’s chest.
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Gobert was then escorted to the locker room and ruled out by the Timberwolves’ PR staff for the second half while Anderson stayed in the game.
With a win over the Pelicans the Timberwolves are guaranteed no worse than the No. 8 seed in the play-in tournament. A win plus a Lakers loss would boost Minnesota to seventh, while a loss to the Pelicans would clinch the No. 9 seed.
