This is the image of this crazy last evening of the regular season: Rudy Gobert’s punch on Kyle Anderson in full time-out. The season had started with a punch from Draymond Green on Jordan Poole, in training, and it ended with a punch from the Frenchman on a teammate.
For now, Wolves chairman Tim Connelly deemed the move ” unacceptable and announces that an interview was scheduled with the Frenchman. Maybe that will lead to a suspension as the team prepares to challenge the Lakers to play-in on Tuesday night.
As we know, it all started with two oversights in defense of Rudy Gobert, who had decided to play against the Pelicans despite back pain. Nothing really bad, except that Anderson was not tender in his reproaches, and especially the Frenchman also criticized his teammate for not taking rebounds. The tone rose, until Anderson insulted Gobert, and the former Jazz pivot lost his nerves. This is what he explained in his apologies published on social networks.
“I shouldn’t have reacted like that”
“My emotions got the better of me. I shouldn’t have reacted like that, no matter what. I want to apologize to the fans, to the franchise, and especially to Kyle, who is someone I really love and respect as a teammate.”
After the win over the Pelicans, Anderson was asked about the incident, and he played it down. “Things are heating up… We’re in the middle of a game, a game we all want to win, an important game, that’s all” replies the Wolves winger “You know, things happen, and it’s not the first time something like this has happened. We will move forward. We want to win matches. That’s all. We’ll keep that to ourselves. This isn’t the first time someone has come after me. I think our tempers have become heated. That’s all. It’s like that. We’ll talk about it and we’ll move on. We are adults. »
Mike Conley
Witness of the clash, Mike Conley recalls that it is part of the life of a group, and that this new incident, as well as the fracture of the hand of Jaden McDaniels, are only more obstacles in a season. By the way, he confirms that Kyle Anderson has a habit of provoking his teammates. To challenge them.
“We could have easily split up,” recalls Conley after this incident. “Whether it’s Kyle and Rudy or Jaden’s injury announcement, it’s been a series of blows. But it allowed us to surpass ourselves. It was a match full of emotions. We’re talking about two guys, Kyle and Rudy, who are two of the biggest competitors you’ll ever meet, and things like that happen, honestly. Rudy will tell you first that he lost control of himself and he will apologize for it. … But it happens. We have to behave like adults. We have to show maturity, especially at the end of the season. We cannot let our emotions take over. He knows that better than anyone. Kyle challenges everyone. We know how it works. We have to be able to accept it and move on. »
In the microcosm of the NBA, this incident marked the spirits, and a player took the opportunity to take revenge on Rudy Gobert. It’s Draymond Green. The Frenchman criticized him after his punch on Jordan Poole. Inevitably, Green could not help but be ironic…
🗣️ Six months later, Draymond Green hasn’t forgotten the time Rudy Gobert spoke out after his altercation with Jordan Poole… pic.twitter.com/J6Kn6rDfrF
— Basketball USA (@basketusa) April 9, 2023
| Shots | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Players | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | bp | Int | CT | party | Points |
| Anthony Edwards | 78 | 35.9 | 46.0 | 36.9 | 76.3 | 0.6 | 5.1 | 5.7 | 4.4 | 3.2 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 2.3 | 24.6 |
| Karl Anthony Towns | 28 | 32.9 | 49.4 | 35.3 | 87.6 | 1.6 | 6.5 | 8.1 | 4.9 | 3.0 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 3.8 | 20.4 |
| D’angelo Russell | 54 | 32.9 | 46.5 | 39.1 | 85.6 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 6.2 | 2.7 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 17.9 |
| Mike Conley | 23 | 31.2 | 46.0 | 43.2 | 86.4 | 0.7 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 4.9 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 13.9 |
| Rudy Gobert | 69 | 30.9 | 65.9 | 0.0 | 64.4 | 3.3 | 8.4 | 11.8 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 3.0 | 13.6 |
| Jaden Mcdaniels | 78 | 30.9 | 51.7 | 39.9 | 73.6 | 1.2 | 2.7 | 3.9 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 3.5 | 12.2 |
| Naz Reid | 68 | 18.4 | 53.7 | 34.6 | 67.7 | 1.1 | 3.8 | 4.9 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 2.6 | 11.5 |
| Jaylen Nowell | 65 | 19.3 | 44.8 | 28.9 | 77.8 | 0.6 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 10.8 |
| Kyle Anderson | 68 | 28.2 | 50.8 | 41.3 | 73.5 | 1.0 | 4.3 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 9.4 |
| Taurean Prince | 53 | 21.8 | 46.6 | 38.3 | 85.1 | 0.3 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 2.3 | 9.0 |
| Luka Garza | 28 | 8.7 | 54.3 | 35.9 | 78.8 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 6.5 |
| Nickeil Alexander-Walker | 22 | 15.4 | 38.8 | 36.8 | 61.9 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 6.0 |
| austin rivers | 52 | 19.5 | 43.5 | 35.0 | 76.9 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 4.9 |
| Jordan McLaughlin | 42 | 15.7 | 41.7 | 29.9 | 81.3 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 3.4 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 3.7 |
| Nathan Knight | 37 | 7.8 | 57.0 | 36.4 | 68.4 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 3.7 |
| Bryn Forbes | 25 | 10.7 | 36.1 | 30.4 | 100.0 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 3.6 |
| matt ryan | 22 | 8.2 | 42.4 | 38.8 | 85.7 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 3.4 |
| Josh Minott | 15 | 6.4 | 50.0 | 33.3 | 100.0 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 3.1 |
| Aj Lawson | 1 | 1.8 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| Wendell Moore, Jr. | 28 | 5.4 | 40.5 | 11.8 | 80.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 1.4 |
