Rudy Gobert was sent home by the Minnesota Timberwolves after he lashed out at teammate Kyle Anderson during a timeout in their regular season finale Sunday.<br /><br />Cameras were fixed on one of the first-half timeouts and caught the fiery altercation on the bench in the second quarter of the New Orleans Pelicans game.<br /><br />Center Gobert and forward Anderson were seen in a heated discussion on the sideline as tempers flared.<br /><br />Rudy Gobert was sent home by the Minnesota Timberwolves after he lashed out at teammate Kyle Anderson during a timeout in their regular season finale Sunday.<br /><br />Cameras were fixed on one of the first-half timeouts and caught the fiery altercation on the bench in the second quarter of the New Orleans Pelicans game.<br /><br />Center Gobert and forward Anderson were seen in a heated discussion on the sideline as tempers flared.<br /><br />Anderson looked to retaliate but other teammates and coaching staff members got in between the pair to break them up as Minnesota trailed by 12 points with 4:23 left before halftime. <br /><br />Anderson was held back and then eventually walked away as the klaxon sounded for the end of the timeout. Gobert was escorted to the locker room.<br /><br />The center was subbed out of the game at that moment with Anderson taking his place on the court. <br /><br />'I think tempers just flared,' Anderson said postgame. 'That's all.' <br /><br />'We want to win games. It is what it is. It ain't the first time someone has swung on me.'<br /><br />Minnesota president of basketball operations Tim Connelly said in a statement: 'His behavior on the bench was unacceptable and we will handle the situation internally.'<br /><br />The Timberwolves found themselves down at halftime to the Pelicans with victory meaning they could jump up to eighth and get a better seeding.<br /><br />As the second half got underway Minnesota announced Gobert was out for the rest of the game as it was widely reported he was sent home following the incident. <br /><br />Gobert was fined $25,000 last month for blasting 'bulls***' officiating following defeat by the Phoenix Suns.<br /><br />Gobert made headlines during the coronavirus pandemic while playing for the Utah Jazz. <br /><br />He was filmed jokingly touching microphones and tape recorders at a press conference before testing positive for COVID-19. He apologized for his actions.<br /><br />Moments before Gobert was ruled out, Jaden McDaniels was also sidelined after punching a wall down the tunnel. <br /><br />The tetchy Timberwolves came back to win 113-108. They will visit the No. 7 Lakers in a play-in game Tuesday night.
