It's one of the best actions of the start of the season, and we find it in first place in the Top 10 of the night. In the middle of the fourth quarter, in a strong moment for the Nuggets – they are on a 21-3 – in Minnesota, Christian Braun attacks the circle and climbs, with both hands, on the head of Rudy Gobert. Enough to explode and upset the Wolves pivot, who reacted badly with an ugly gesture since he grabbed the neck of the Denver back.
Tempers heat up then calm down, the referees review the images and decide to sanction the two players: a technical foul each.
“I need to be more responsible”admet Christian Braun. “It’s just two points. It's obvious that these are actions that we want to do, which give momentum, but this technical fault gives momentum to the Wolves. So I have to do better to control myself. »
So happy to hang the defender of the year on his hunting board
If the Denver player concedes that he should not have added more, Rudy Gobert does not blame him and even understands it. “He did a great action and there is always a little adrenaline”indicates the Frenchman. “He came into my space and nothing happened. It's part of the game. I have nothing against him, he's a very good player, a good boy. »
It's difficult to blame Christian Braun because the context – a close match – and the action – a poster on the four-time defender of the year – deserved to be exultant. Even if it is the Wolves who will end up winning.
“The reason why I reacted like that is because he is the best player to protect the rim in the NBA,” explains the Nuggets guard. “So doing such an action against the best defender doesn’t happen to him often. On certain actions, he dominated me because I was not powerful enough. He's very good at that. This is why he is the defender of the year. I got him once, he got me, it's competition. »
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