After the bench incident, the Minnesota Timberwolves big man Rudy Gobert and forward Kyle Anderson had a verbal exchange in the halftime locker room as well, with Anderson challenging Gobert at one point saying, “I’ll knock your as* out.”
“The tension between Gobert and Anderson spilled over to the halftime locker room as well, with the two having a heated verbal exchange, multiple sources with direct knowledge of the events have told The Athletic. Anderson and Gobert confronted each other, and multiple sources said Anderson challenged the center at one point saying, ‘I’ll knock your as* out.’ Teammates quickly separated them before anything turned physical. Timberwolves veteran Mike Conley Jr. served as a vital factor in calming down the halftime locker room, according to those sources.”
