LOS ANGELES – Less than 24 hours before he took a swing at Kyle Anderson, Rudy Gobert discussed the unvarnished way Anderson communicates with his Timberwolves teammates.
Gobert, in a timeout huddle during the Wolves' victory over New Orleans on Sunday at Target Center, took issue with Anderson and punched at him, eventually getting sent home by the team and suspended for Tuesday's play-in game against the Lakers.
“Effective communication is important, because we don't have time, particularly in the game to flower things up and worry about hurt feelings. Sometimes he barks at me and I don't take it personally.