Kevin Garnett, Jalen Rose and the Sports World Gasp in Disbelief after 7’1 Rudy Gobert’s “Sucker Punch” on His Own Teammate

The temperature rises on the benches as the league proceeds into the postseason. The regular season concluded with the last 15 games tipping off simultaneously. While the teams fought their way into the playoffs, the Minnesota Timberwolves star Rudy Gobert engaged in an ugly brawl with his teammate. The brawl sent shockwaves in the NBA world, but not for Kevin Garnett, as he stood by the wolves. Meanwhile, former Indiana Pacers forward, Jalen Rose, took a sly dig at Gobert. 

The Wolves clinched the 8th seed in the Western Conference and are all set to take on the Los Angeles Lakers in the play-in tournament on Tuesday. Minnesota locked horns with the New Orleans Pelicans in their final regular season game. Notably, the team required a victory to seal the 8th seed. Even though they won the game, the ugly scuffle took all the headlines.

Rudy Gobert lands a sucker punch on his teammate

During a timeout in the second quarter, things in the Wolves’ camp got heated as they chased a 12-point deficit. In the heat of the moment, Rudy Gobert threw a punch at Kyle Anderson’s chest. The teammates rushed to separate the players, but the damage was already done. Gobert was quickly escorted off the court. Moreover, the Wolves forward, Jaden McDaniels exited the game due to a hand injury. Despite the setbacks, the Wolves won the game in a close finish. In response to the timeout incident, several NBA pundits commented. Notably, Timberwolves legend, Kevin Garnett gave a surprising response to the incident. He shared the brawl video and tweeted, “Nothing like a light scuffle to tighten up the screws before the playoffs! LFG @Timberwolves!”

While several analysts stood against the physical altercation, Garnett provided an interesting perspective keeping the playoffs in mind.

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However, Jalen Rose took a dig at Gobert during the half-time show on ESPN. He said, “That’s a sucker punch by Rudy Gobert. It’s unnecessary… When you do something like that, you just don’t get the kind of respect you think you’re gonna get.”

Reactions keep pouring in for the unfathomable on-court incident. The fans doubted whether the episode would affect their playoff chances. The Wolves take on the in-form Lakers on April 12 for the 7th spot battle. This is the second instance this season where teammates engaged in a physical altercation. Dubs star Draymond Green infamously engaged in a brawl with Jordan Poole ahead of the season. NBA might propose a rule in order to restrict these kinds of mishaps.

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