Minnesota Timberwolves star Rudy Gobert has found himself in a problematic situation yet again. This time around, he will need to shell out a whopping $75,000 from his own pocket after the NBA decided to slap the newly-crowned Defensive Player of the Year with a hefty fine for his behavior during their Game 4 loss against the Denver Nuggets.
The Minnesota Timberwolves and Denver Nuggets are set to do battle on Tuesday night for Game 5, but ahead of the action the NBA announced that Minnesota center Rudy Gobert has been fined $75,000 for a gesture he made in Game 4.
Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert was fined $75,000 by the NBA on Tuesday for making what it called "an inappropriate and unprofessional gesture.
Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert has been fined $75,000 by the NBA.
The Timberwolves center did not exactly learn his lesson about making one gesture toward NBA officials.
Who were the players that walked before Naz Reid and Rudy Gobert flew to earn two end the season awards for the first time in Timberwolves history? What a season it’s been for the Red Carpet Wolves™.
Rudy Gobert drew a $100K fine for making the "money sign" to the referees in March. It didn't stop him from doing it again in Game 4.
It’s almost shocking to think about how the Minnesota Timberwolves brought all that hype and all that energy from a 6-0 start in the 2024 NBA Playoffs to an absolutely rabid Target Center for two of the most important playoff games in Timberwolves history and lost both.
Following their Game 2 win in Denver, the Timberwolves were hailed the best defensive unit since the Bad Boy Pistons and the Michael Jordan-led Bulls. Two games later, their DPOY is taking heat for failures at that end of the floor.
In the NBA Playoffs, the expectation is always that the star players are going to pop off. Teams are separated by the contributions of their bench and how good the unit is at executing schemes as a whole.
Rudy Gobert isn't afraid to express his displeasure with the referees, and he could see a fine coming because of it.
Rudy Gobert was named the Defensive Player of the Year for the fourth time in his career, joining only Dikembe Mutombo and Ben Wallace for the most all-time.
With Nikola Jokic being named NBA MVP this week, that runs the streak to six straight MVP awards being won by an international player.
The Dallas Mavericks cruised in Game 2 to easily cash out Thursday's Look of the Day. Let's finish the week strong with another NBA playoff pick for Friday's slate.
Rudy Gobert missed Game 2 between the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Denver Nuggets, due to the birth of his first child. Despite his absence, the Timberwolves blew out the Nuggets 106-80 and Gobert hilariously revealed he texted head coach Chris Finch that he might sit out for Game 3 too as they don't need him.
Rudy Gobert is expected to rejoin the Minnesota Timberwolves when they tip off against the Denver Nuggets in Game 3 of their Western Conference semifinal series Friday night in Minneapolis.
The Timberwolves put together perhaps their most impressive performance of the season on Monday, and they did so without Rudy Gobert, who was away from the team for the birth of his first child.
Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert was awarded the NBA’s Defensive Player of the Year award Tuesday, May 7, to capture a piece of NBA history, becoming one of the only players to win the award four times.
On Tuesday, Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert was announced as the winner of the 2023-24 Defensive Player of the Year Award. It’s Gobert’s fourth time winning the award, a feat only matched by Hall of Fame centers Dikembe Mutombo and Ben Wallace.
Rudy Gobert’s darkness retreat helped lead to his fourth Defensive Player of the Year award.
Gobert was the league’s second-leading rebounder (12.9 per game) and sixth-leading shot-blocker (2.1).
He left the team after Game 1 due to the birth of his first child and was listed as questionable to play earlier in the day.
Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert is uncertain for Monday’s Game 2 against the Denver Nuggets due to personal reasons after becoming a father for the first time.
Rudy Gobert may not play Monday night when the Timberwolves face the Nuggets in Game 2 of the Western Conference semifinals in Denver. The Timberwolves added Gobert to the injury report, giving him a questionable tag and citing "personal reasons." What's going on in his life that could prevent him from suiting up for a playoff game?
Rudy Gobert has reflected on his time with the Utah Jazz while talking about the good vibes of his current Minnesota Timberwolves' locker room. Gobert honestly said that he had never been a part of such a loving locker room, calling it a very rare thing to find in the modern NBA.
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