Wolves Send Rudy Gobert Home After Punching Teammate in Huddle

The Minnesota Timberwolves played the most important game of their season on Easter Sunday and emotions were high. So high, in fact, that Rudy Gobert throat punched teammate Kyle Anderson during a timeout huddle. According to Shams (The Athletic), Gobert was sent home after the incident.

Kyle Anderson and Rudy Gobert got into a scuffle during a timeout???? pic.twitter.com/y8X76TbUuJ

— Backcourt Alerts (@BackcourtAlerts) April 9, 2023

It’s unclear exactly what happened and why. It’s possible that Gobert was missing assignments on defense and then tossing blame elsewhere. At least that’s what the great Wob (Rob Perez) believes.

Here are 2 of 3 defensive possessions before Rudy Gobert punch

You can hear KAT exclaim “Rudy!” during broadcast, implying he needed to come back to ball

What i pick up from Kyle in huddle is two “Dont do that!”s + “Youre a bitch”. May/May not be directly related to these plays pic.twitter.com/XVAhGFeII3

— Rob Perez (@WorldWideWob) April 9, 2023

Rudy wasn’t the only Wolf that left the game after punching something. Jaden McDaniels punched the wall walking down the hallway and is rumored to have a fractured wrist because of it.

Jaden McDaniels punched a wall so hard he put himself out of the game pic.twitter.com/QJQFoMI1i2

— Pelicans Film Room (@PelsFilmRoom) April 9, 2023

Minnesota Timberwolves F Jaden McDaniels — who was seen punching a wall on his way to the halftime locker room – has a fractured hand, sources tell ESPN.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) April 9, 2023

Even after all of this drama, the Wolves found a way to victory against the Pelicans, clinching the 8-seed in the Western Conference, matching them up with the LA Lakers on Tuesday for a chance at moving up to the 7-seed in the playoffs.

Eric Strack | Minnesota Sports Fan