Wolves Suspend Gobert Post-Punch for Play-In Game vs. Lakers

Wolves Suspend Gobert Post-Punch for Play-In Game vs. Lakers
Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert (27) drives to the basket against Brooklyn Nets guard Spencer Dinwiddie during the second half of an NBA basketball game in New York on April 4, 2023. Adam Hunger/AP Photo
The Associated Press
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MINNEAPOLIS—The Minnesota Timberwolves suspended center Rudy Gobert for their play-in game against the Los Angeles Lakers, after the 10-year veteran threw a punch at teammate Kyle Anderson in an argument in the huddle during a timeout.

The Timberwolves announced on Monday that Gobert would serve his one-game punishment when they face the Lakers on Tuesday night. Gobert took a swing at Anderson and hit him in the upper chest in the second quarter of Minnesota’s game against New Orleans on Sunday, when the flustered Timberwolves were trailing by 12 points.