Apparently, NBA referees gotta protect their integrity by absolutely dragging their integrity threw the dirt. Rudy Gobert who had criticized referees just two games ago for not getting a good whistle—and getting fined by the NBA for doing so—got thrown out less than 3 minutes into the game for two absolute garbage calls.
The first was barely on the tip-off, one second in the game. On an unintentional contact to Clint Capela, Rudy Gobert was called for his first foul.
Rudy Gobert gets a foul on the tip-off.