Wolves Send Gobert Home After Fight With Teammate Anderson

CBS Minnesota

April 10, 2023

MINNEAPOLIS -- The Minnesota Timberwolves are fired up for the postseason. Whether they have enough depth and maturity to stay awhile is to be determined.

Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert was sent home after throwing a punch at teammate Kyle Anderson during an argument on the bench in the second quarter Sunday against New Orleans, shortly after ace defender Jaden McDaniels put his availability in doubt by hitting a wall out of frustration.

"This is probably one of the grittier wins I think anyone will ever be a part of. The things we went through in today's game are not normal. Hit after hit, we just found a way to lean on each other," point guard Mike Conley said. "The most important thing is we could have easily splintered. Whether it was Kyle and Rudy or hearing news about Jaden, it was one hit after another, but it just brought more out of us. We dug down deep."

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