It seems like everything is good between Kyle Anderson and Rudy Gobert … ’cause the two Minnesota Timberwolves teammates “hashed it out” after their on-court altercation on Sunday.
Anderson — who signed with the Wolves last July — told reporters on Tuesday that he spoke with Gobert right after the 3-time Defensive Player of the Year punched him during a timeout in their matchup against the Pelicans.
“We definitely hashed it out,” the 29-year-old said. “That happens all the time in sports.”
Kyle Anderson and Rudy Gobert got into a scuffle during a timeout😳 pic.twitter.com/y8X76TbUuJ
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“I feel like people are acting like they’ve never seen it before. We’re grown men. We’re able to put it behind us.”
Anderson continued … saying he doesn’t want the incident to be blown out of proportion.
“We’re teammates at the end of the day. I don’t want it to be a Kyle vs. Rudy thing. That’s never the case. I always got my teammates’ back, and we moved on.”
Despite them making peace, the 7’1″ center received a crucial one-game suspension from the Wolves and will miss the play-in tournament game against the Lakers on Tuesday.
This is a big blow for Minnesota as Gobert is their star player … and averages 13.4 points and 11.6 rebounds per game. Wolves forward Jaden McDaniels is also out after fracturing his hand from punching the wall in Sunday’s game.
Jaden McDaniels punched a wall so hard he put himself out of the game pic.twitter.com/QJQFoMI1i2
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If the Timberwolves lose to the Lakers, they will have to face the winner of the Pelicans-Thunder play-in game on Friday.