Rudy Gobert faces suspension for flagrant fouls

ByNBAUSA



The Minnesota Timberwolves had the physical strength to beat the San Antonio Spurs 104-103 on Sunday. however, Rudy Gobert took the leveland it cost him.

After Sunday, he now has six flagrant fouls to his name. His sixth came when he entered Victor Vembanyama‘s face as he went for a 3-pointer in the fourth quarter. Wemby went to the floor and Gobert was called for a flagrant foul.

As a result, he is serving a one-game suspension. He will sit out the Timberwolves’ game against the Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday.

Although he scored only a basket, Gobert finished the game with a record 14 rebounds and played 29 minutes. Anthony Edwards scored 23 points and Wemby had a game-high 29 points.

This year, Gobert is averaging 11.0 points and 11.3 rebounds per game. Meanwhile, the Timberwolves are now 26-14 and 4th in the Western Conference.

recently, Gobert hit the coveted 10,000. career jump.

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In recent years, Gobert has developed a reputation for flagrant fouls, leading to multiple suspensions. This year there are five flagrant ones and one flagrant two called him.

The flagrant two came in December against the Phoenix Suns. in the air Gobert hit Mark Williams in the chest with a forearmresulting in expulsion and suspension.

Also, Gobert fined $100,000 for making an inappropriate gesture toward the referees at a game against the Cleveland Cavaliers.

In April 2023, Gobert was suspended and fined for hitting teammate Kyle Anderson. Finally, he had to miss one game against the Los Angeles Lakers.

However, sometimes Gobert was the victim.

He was that November on the receiving end of a block by Draymond Greenwho fought with Jaden McDaniels.

As a result, Green received a five-game suspension.





2026-01-12 16:30:00

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