“An inappropriate and unprofessional gesture that calls into question the integrity of the league and its match officials.” This is what the NBA criticizes Rudy Gobert, the pivot of the Minnesota Timberwolves. During Game 4 against Denver, lost 115 to 107 on the night from Sunday to Monday, the best defender of the season was talked about in the bad sense of the word.
In the fourth quarter of this meeting counting for the semi-finals of the Western Conference playoffs and while his team were trailing by 12 points, a foul was called against Gobert for contact on Jamal Murray, the leader of the Nuggets, at the time of a rebound.
An arbitration decision which does not benefit the 31-year-old Frenchman. After showing it to one of the referees, the native of Saint-Quentin mimed a gesture with his hands, which, according to his detractors, insinuates that the referee was corrupt.
The NBA has fined Rudy Gobert $75,000 for making a money gesture at a referee after a call in Game 4 of Timberwolves-Nuggets.
He was fined $100,000 for making the same gesture at the officials 2 months ago.pic.twitter.com/wVkVc5baBJ
— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) May 14, 2024
Two days later, the NBA communicated about this action and the North American league fined Rudy Gobert $75,000. “The fine takes into account Gobert’s inappropriate behavior towards match officials in the past,” specifies the NBA.
The same gesture as against Cleveland in March
Indeed, this is not the first time that Rudy Gobert has been talked about for this gesture. Two months earlier, during a regular season match against Cleveland, the Frenchman had already mimed this gesture and was fined $100,000.
Since then, Gobert and the Wolves have lost their 5th game against Denver and are currently losing three games to two in this semi-final, having won their first two meetings against the Nuggets.
2024-05-15 11:50:20
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