The French pivot was decisive late in his Minnesota franchise’s 119-116 NBA victory over the Denver Nuggets last night, Rudy Gobert rounded off a fine stat sheet with 17 points and 14 rebounds. And the Timberwolves’ French pivot also made his presence felt by provoking a scuffle with five minutes remaining in the game. After suffering a “poster” dunk from American Christian Braun, the Olympic vice-champion with the French team didn’t appreciate his opponent’s provocation, letting him know by grabbing him (quickly) by the neck.

This (slight) altercation added tension to a match that smelled of powder, since the two teams were meeting again after having crossed swords in the 2nd round of the play-offs last season (Minnesota had had the last word, as it did this Friday). “He dunked on me. It was incredible. But it was what happened after the dunk that I didn’t like. But his dunk was great. That’s part of the game. There’s a lot of adrenaline. I respect him, it was a beautiful dunk.“Rudy Gobert reacted with a smile after the game to the microphone ofESPN. History of

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