As the Lakers were eventually putting away the Utah Jazz on Sunday afternoon, the big story elsewhere around the league was the implosion mid-game of the Minnesota Timberwolves. Just before halftime of the Wolves-Pelicans game, Rudy Gobert and Kyle Anderson came to actual blows on the sideline during a timeout with the former forced to exit the game.
Kyle Anderson and Rudy Gobert got into a scuffle during a timeout pic.twitter.com/y8X76TbUuJ
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Eventually, Gobert was sent home at halftime of the game, but the fallout was noticeable.