Gobert expelled, Minnesota torpedoed by OKC

The time to score 6 points, grab 4 rebounds and take a category 2 flagrant foul which sent him directly back to the locker room in the second quarter. It all started with a harmless action, when Kenrich Williams fell to the ground in contact with Gobert, after scoring a basket. The latter then took his feet against his vis-à-vis, falling in turn. It was when the Oklahoma City winger wanted to get up that the Frenchman tripped him up.

Swept to the ground, as in judo, Williams immediately wanted to do battle with “Gobzilla”. The two players clung to each other, before being quickly separated by their teammates and the referees. Already deprived of Karl-Anthony Towns, injured in a calf, the Wolves could have to play a few matches without their second “big man”, three-time best defender in the league, if the NBA disciplinary committee were to suspend him. In the meantime, Minnesota slips to 11th place just ahead of OKC, which was still able to count on a remarkable performance from Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (33 pts).