At the end of the game against the Denver Nuggets last night, the French pivot from Minnesota did not appreciate the dunk then the provocation of his opponent, Christian Braun.
Decisive at the end of the game during the victory of his Minnesota franchise against the Denver Nuggets (119-116), last night in the NBA, Rudy Gobert completed a nice statistics sheet with 17 points and 14 rebounds. And the French pivot of the Timberwolves also stood out by causing the start of a scuffle five minutes from the end of the game. After suffering a “poster” dunk from the American Christian Braun, the Olympic vice-champion with the French team did not appreciate the provocation of his opponent, letting him know by grabbing him (quickly) by the neck .
This (slight) altercation added tension to a match that smelled of powder since the two teams met again after having crossed swords during the 2nd round of the play-offs last season (Minnesota had the last word, like this Friday ). “He dunked on me. It was incredible. But it's what happened after the dunk that I didn't like. But his dunk was awesome. It's part of the game. There's a lot of adrenaline. I respect him, it was a nice dunk.», reacted with a smile Rudy Gobert after the match at the microphone ofESPN. History of
