Draymond Green had some words for Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert on Twitter, doubling down on his stance on the latest episode of his podcast, The Draymond Green Show.
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The whole incident stems back to an altercation during a timeout in the New Orleans Pelicans and Minnesota Timberwolves’ game on Sunday afternoon.
Kyle Anderson enraged teammate Rudy Gobert by telling the three-time Defensive Player of the Year to “Shut the f— up, b—-“. A furious Gobert then lashed out at Anderson, punching him in the chest.
Rudy Gobert throws a shot at teammate Kyle Anderson during a timeout. pic.twitter.com/dRzi3ALkoJ
— Chris Haynes (@ChrisBHaynes) April 9, 2023
Green took the opportunity to settle an old grievance and trolled Gobert online.
Insecurity is always loud…
— Draymond Green (@Money23Green) April 9, 2023
Draymond’s message was in reference to a tweet Gobert posted after Green and Warriors teammate Jordan Poole were involved in a similar incident during training camp last October.
Insecurity is always loud.
— Rudy Gobert (@rudygobert27) October 7, 2022
TMZ obtained the video of the altercation between Draymond Green and Jordan Poole at practice https://t.co/55rMnBqAVG pic.twitter.com/k02BGsBo8G
— philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) October 7, 2022
“It’s a little hard to say that when you do really know circumstance,” Green said of Gobert’s tweet on the Monday episode of his podcast ‘The Draymond Green Show’.
Green choose not to ‘at’ Gobert in his tweet, instead deciding to allow users to fill in the blanks saying:
“I was being very facetious yesterday when I tweeted the same thing. I actually almost ‘at-ed’ him, just because I’m not a sneak disser, but as I was doing the tweet I was like; it’s actually better if I don’t.”
Green wasn’t done taunting Gobert and insinuating about the incident. The four-time NBA champion was brutal in his assessment of Gobert’s place in the Timberwolves organization and standing within the locker room:
“Someone leaked audio of Kyle Anderson in the locker room, and in short; Kyle Anderson was saying you guys (Timberwolves head office) have to make some decisions this summer. Y’all baby this dude. Stop. Some decisions need to be made this summer.”
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Green went on to explain what he meant, saying that the on-court fit between Gobert and the Timberwolves’ emerging superstar Anthony Edwards raised questions.
“Everyone kind of had these questions when the trade happened; of how’s that going to work? You (Gobert) clog up the paint for Anthony Edwards – a young star.”
The aggressive altercation between Gobert and Anderson came as a shock to most, but none more than Green:
“I personally think Rudy Gobert is on the softer side … he gained a little respect from me because he stood up for himself. I’ve never really seen the guy stand up for himself. I didn’t know if the guy was capable of standing up for himself.”
Gobert will serve a one-game suspension and is expected to return if the Wolves lose to the Lakers and play another play-in game, or advance into the Western Conference playoffs, sources said. https://t.co/JMSdwm7P2o
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) April 10, 2023
The fallout from the fracas with have a lasting effect on the postseason, with ESPN NBA Insider Adrian Wojnarowski reporting Gobert has been suspended one game by the Timberwolves and will miss their Play-In tournament encounter with the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday night.