The Minnesota Timberwolves and Golden State Warriors performed a back-to-back in opposition to each other over the previous few days, and there have been some severe fireworks between the 2 groups, each within the recreation and emotionally. Frustrations boiled over early within the second recreation on Tuesday evening, as three gamers had been ejected earlier than anybody even scored a basket. Draymond Inexperienced, maybe unsurprisingly, discovered himself in the course of the scuffle, and was ultimately ejected. Wolves middle Rudy Gobert had some feedback about Inexperienced following the competition.
Draymond Inexperienced Concerned In But One other Incident
The Warriors and Timberwolves received chippy simply two minutes into their in-season event recreation 😳
Draymond Inexperienced, Klay Thompson and Jaden McDaniels had been all ejected. pic.twitter.com/m7UvULewa2
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) November 15, 2023
It started with Jaden McDaniels and Klay Thompson pulling at one another’s jerseys, which prompted the remainder of the gamers on the court docket to scramble towards the motion. Gobert was one of many first gamers there, and as he put his arms on Thompson to tug him off away from his teammate, Inexperienced rushed in and put Gobert in a headlock that he held on to for a stable 5 seconds.
After a prolonged dialogue and overview from the sport’s officers, McDaniels and Thompson had been ejected for his or her involvement, as was Draymond Inexperienced for the retaliatory act on Rudy Gobert.
Wolves Win Towards Brief-Handed Warriors
Rudy Gobert calls out Draymond Inexperienced
“Each time Steph doesn’t play, he doesn’t need to play with out his man Steph so he does something he can to get ejected.”😳
(Through @JonKrawczynski ) pic.twitter.com/NGl56eAo7X
— NBACentral (@TheDunkCentral) November 15, 2023
The Timberwolves had been capable of come out victorious in opposition to the short-handed Warriors, although Golden State put up a very good combat and the rating was shut ultimately. However the dangerous blood between the 2 sides didn’t cease after the ultimate whistle, as Gobert took a shot Inexperienced in his postgame feedback:
Each time Steph doesn’t play, he doesn’t need to play with out his man Steph so he does something he can to get ejected
Steph Curry was dominated out previous to the sport with ankle soreness, and was on the bench in avenue garments watching the scuffle go down. There have been loads of commentary concerning the late levels of Inexperienced’s profession being carried by Curry, and Gobert danced alongside these traces together with his feedback.
Draymond Inexperienced has historical past with Rudy Gobert (as he does with loads of different gamers), so the feelings and the feedback stem from years of on-court battles and media quips.
The following time that the Warriors and Timberwolves will sq. off can be on March twenty fourth in Minnesota.
