<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/warriors-news-draymond-green-truth-bomb-epic-moment-vs-rudy-gobert-timberwolves');   ga('set', 'title', 'Draymond Green drops truth bomb on epic moment vs. Rudy Gobert, Timberwolves');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Warriors-news-Draymond-Green-drops-truth-bomb-on-epic-moment-vs.-Rudy-Gobert-Timberwolves.jpg"></figure><h1>Draymond Green drops truth bomb on epic moment vs. Rudy Gobert, Timberwolves</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-10T17:58:14-08:00">December 10th, 5:58pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-10T17:58:14-08:00">December 10th, 5:58pm</time><address><a>Michael Aaron Gomez</a>Michael Aaron Gomez is a creative writer and longtime NBA fan. He has been a fan of the Lakers since the three-peat but believes LeBron James is the greatest player of all time.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Golden State Warriors</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Golden State Warriors squeezed out a victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday, which saw Buddy Hield catch fire again after a short slump and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/warriors-news-stephen-curry-steve-kerr-react-to-draymond-greens-night-night-celebration">Draymond Green do the “Night Night” celebration</a> after putting the finishing touches to seal the game at 114-106. Besides their shooting, the Warriors also leaned on defense to limit Anthony Edwards in the fourth quarter, preventing the Timberwolves from gaining momentum for a comeback. A few days after the game, Green explained what led up to his viral moment, dribbling past Gobert for a dunk to ice the game.</p><p>“I blacked out,” Green told Baron Davis during the latest episode of The Draymond Green Show.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">"I blacked out"<a href="https://twitter.com/Money23Green?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@money23green</a> breaks down the EPIC play vs Rudy Gobert and his wild NIGHT NIGHT celebration <a href="https://twitter.com/BaronDavis?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@BaronDavis</a> <a href="https://t.co/PtYyI0YXcy">pic.twitter.com/PtYyI0YXcy</a></p><p>— The Draymond Green Show with Baron Davis (@DraymondShow) <a href="https://twitter.com/DraymondShow/status/1866621009614319724?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 10, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><h2><b>Warriors edge Timberwolves</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Draymond-Green-passing-over-Rudy-Gobert.jpg"><figcaption>© Neville E. Guard-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>While the Warriors and Timberwolves don’t have much of a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/timberwolves-news-rudy-gobert-eviscerates-warriors-draymond-green-over-chokehold-clown-behavior">rivalry, Draymond Green and Rudy Gobert</a> might have something brewing, as both players compete as the defensive anchors for their respective teams.</p><p>Moreover, the Warriors forward had called out the Frenchman before, particularly after <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/timberwolves-news-rudy-gobert-2023-24-nba-defensive-player-of-the-year">Gobert had won Defensive Player of the Year four times,</a> one of only three players in NBA history to achieve such a feat: Hall of Famers Ben Wallace and Dikembe Mutombo.</p><p>As a defender, Green is more similar to Big Ben, an undersized power forward/center who can lock down the paint because of his strength and physicality.</p><p>Meanwhile, Gobert mostly reminds fans of Mount Mutombo, a hulking seven-footer who made a career out of flashy blocks because of an uncanny sense of timing and a nose for the ball.</p><p>Asked about the French big man winning his fourth DPOY award last season, Green paid him some <a href="https://www.nbcsportsbayarea.com/nba/golden-state-warriors/draymond-green-rudy-gobert-hall-of-fame/1737789/" rel="noopener">backhanded compliments.</a></p><p>“I think [Gobert] has gotten a lot better defensively now than what he was years ago,” the Warriors forward said, via Taylor Wirth of NBC Sports. “This year was the first time that I thought he actually deserved to win Defensive Player of the Year.”</p><p>He had also cited NBA awards voters focusing more on statistics instead of actually watching defensive schemes and plays, but at least he said something good about the guy this time.</p><p>After all, their rivalry has already climaxed in <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/warriors-news-draymond-green-goes-full-jon-jones-shocking-chokehold-rudy-gobert">Draymond Green putting Rudy Gobert in a chokehold</a> during a game.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Draymond Green drops truth bomb on epic moment vs. Rudy Gobert, Timberwolves

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/timberwolves-news-rudy-gobert-hilarious-reaction-first-game-clippers-intuit-dome');   ga('set', 'title', 'Rudy Gobert’s hilarious reaction to first game vs. Clippers at Intuit Dome');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Rudy-Gobert-Los-Angeles-Clippers-Minnesota-Timberwolves-Gladiator.jpg"></figure><h1>Rudy Gobert’s hilarious reaction to first game vs. Clippers at Intuit Dome</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-05T16:38:26-08:00">December 5th, 4:38pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-05T17:41:53-08:00">December 5th, 5:41pm</time><address><a>Tomer Azarly</a>Tomer Azarly is in his ninth season as the LA Clippers beat writer and NBA reporter for ClutchPoints. From the Lob City era to the Kawhi Leonard-Paul George era, he brings you everything you need to know about the Clippers as well as coast-to-coast coverage of the NBA.In his off time, Tomer likes to play basketball, video games, and draw.You can follow his Twitter for all Clippers content.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Clippers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Los Angeles Clippers fell to Rudy Gobert and the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday night. It was the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/timberwolves-donte-divincenzo-drops-nsfw-truth-bomb-on-rudy-gobert">Wolves’ first game</a> at the all new Intuit Dome, which opened in August 2024.</p><p>Gobert, who got his first look at the Clippers new arena, came away very impressed with what he saw.</p><h2><b>Timberwolves’ Rudy Gobert on first impression of Clippers’ Intuit Dome</b></h2><p>In their first game at the all new Intuit Dome, home of the LA Clippers, the Minnesota Timberwolves came away with an impressive 108-80 victory. The Wolves claimed a 20-point lead by the start of the second quarter and saw that lead balloon to as much as 41 points in the second half.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/timberwolves-news-anthony-edwards-rudy-gobert-julius-randle-mishap">Rudy Gobert finished the contest</a> with eight points, nine rebounds, seven assists, five steals, and one block in 29 minutes of action. The Wolves were led by Julius Randle’s 20-point, four-assist effort and Anthony Edwards’ 16 points, six rebounds, four assists, and four steals.</p><p>Clippers fans quickly realized it was simply not their team’s night, but The Wall remained steadfast in its approach to distracting the opposition. Minnesota shot 10-of-18 from the free throw line — 55.6 percent — continuing their success in holding opponents to just 75 percent shooting from the line, which is third best in the NBA.</p><p>Following the game, Gobert was asked about his thoughts for the new arena. As a big fan of the movie Gladiator, Gobert likened the Inuit Dome to a Roman Colosseum and felt like he was Russell Crowe. Well, Russell Crowe without the sword.</p><p>“It’s pretty cool,” Gobert said to a group of media members. “This morning, I was just looking around. It reminded me of a Colosseum a little bit. Like the movie Gladiator. It’s one of my favorite movies. I was feeling like the gladiator. I’m excited to see it in the playoffs, all the seats full, I think it can be pretty impressive.”</p><p>Gobert, who finished the game with a career-high five steals, was then asked if that’s a reason for his success in passing lanes on the night.</p><p>“So that’s why you got all those steals out there? Because you felt like a gladiator?” a reporter asked.</p><p>“Yeah, maybe,” Gobert smirked. “Maybe I channeled that. I just didn’t have my sword.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Rudy Gobert on the Clippers' Intuit Dome:</p><p>“It's pretty cool. This morning I was just looking around. It reminded me of a Colosseum a little bit. Like the movie Gladiator. it's one of my favorite movies. I was feeling like the gladiator. I'm excited to see it in the playoffs, all… <a href="https://t.co/XFOJS2F99y">pic.twitter.com/XFOJS2F99y</a></p><p>— Tomer Azarly (@TomerAzarly) <a href="https://twitter.com/TomerAzarly/status/1864798162097176795?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 5, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>With the win, the Timberwolves won the season series against the Clippers. They lead 2-0 with one game remaining, which will take place back in Minnesota later this season.</p><p>For the Clippers, their roughest stretch of the season to date is now over. They were the only team in the NBA who didn’t have a single two-day break in the month of November, something head coach Tyronn Lue feels wore on them.</p><p>“I think playing every day or playing every other day for the whole month of November was [hard],” Lue said. “It was a hard for schedule. But our guys fought through it. What are we, 14-10, 24 games in 43 days, I thought our guys really took the challenge every single night and this was the only game that really got away from us from start to finish. And that happens. I told our guys at halftime, ‘We’re going to have bad games. It’s going to happen, but it’s just how we handle it, not throwing our hands up every time somebody scores, not hanging our heads. Just continue to play through the game,’ and I thought in the second half, we did that.”</p><p>The Clippers will now have just one game over the next eight days, with three days off on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday before taking on the Houston Rockets on Sunday. They will then have Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday off before they fly to Denver to take on the Nuggets on Friday night.</p><p>In total, <a href="https://x.com/TomerAzarly/status/1864827373201559718" rel="noopener">the Clippers will play</a> just three games over their next 14 days, with two of those games being played at the Intuit Dome.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Rudy Gobert’s hilarious reaction to first game vs. Clippers at Intuit Dome

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/timberwolves-news-rudy-gobert-goes-full-gladiator-mode-with-clippers-wall');   ga('set', 'title', 'Rudy Gobert goes full ‘Gladiator’ mode with Clippers’ wall');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Rudy-Gobert-goes-full-Gladiator-mode-with-Clippers-wall.jpg"><figcaption>ClutchPoints</figcaption></figure><h1>Rudy Gobert goes full ‘Gladiator’ mode with Clippers’ wall</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-05T09:00:43-08:00">December 5th, 9:00am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-05T09:00:43-08:00">December 5th, 9:00am</time><address><a>Julian Ojeda</a>Julian Ojeda is an Orlando-based sports journalist with 3 years of professional writing under his belt, specializing in both NBA and NFL coverage. A devoted Orlando Magic fan, he deftly balances fervent fandom with insightful reporting, possessing a keen eye for compelling narratives.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Clippers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/timberwolves-news-mike-conley-eye-opening-claim-timberwolves-turnaround">Minnesota Timberwolves climbed back over .500</a> with a dominant 108-80 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday night, marking their third consecutive win. The Timberwolves improved to 11-10 on the season as they opened their three-game road trip with a statement performance at the Clippers’ new Intuit Dome.</p><p>Rudy Gobert played a pivotal role in the victory, delivering an all-around effort that brought to mind the resilience and spectacle of the iconic film Gladiator. Speaking to Chris Hines of The Minnesota Star Tribune after the game, Gobert drew an unusual but <a href="https://x.com/ChristopherHine/status/1864564675498700882" rel="noopener">fitting parallel</a> between the Intuit Dome’s imposing design and the famed Roman Colosseum.</p><p>“It reminded me of the Coliseum, like the movie Gladiator, one of my favorite movies. So I was feeling like a gladiator,” Gobert said.</p><p>Much like Maximus, the protagonist in Gladiator, Gobert entertained the crowd with a commanding performance that showcased his versatility and dominance. He contributed eight points, nine rebounds, seven assists, five steals, and a block, coming tantalizingly close to a triple-double while anchoring the Timberwolves’ blowout win.</p><h2><b>Rudy Gobert anchors Timberwolves’ defense in dominant win over Clippers</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Rudy-Gobert-27-shoots-over-Los-Angeles-Clippers-center-Ivica-Zubac-40.jpg"><figcaption>© Kiyoshi Mio-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Timberwolves held the Clippers to just 80 points, stifling a team that has struggled to find consistency despite the use of their state-of-the-art arena. Minnesota’s defense was particularly impressive, with Gobert leading the effort and helping limit the Clippers’ offense to 34.9% shooting from the field.</p><p>This win also sets the Timberwolves up for a critical stretch as they prepare for a two-game series against the Golden State Warriors (12-8) on Friday and Sunday. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/warriors-news-charles-barkley-shades-golden-state-cute-label-after-nuggets-loss">Warriors have lost five straight games</a> after a strong 12-3 start to the season, creating an opportunity for Minnesota to build on their momentum.</p><p>The Timberwolves’ road trip represents a chance to solidify their standing in the Western Conference after a rocky start to the season. Gobert’s leadership, on and off the court, continues to be a driving force for a team aiming to make a deeper playoff push in the 2024-25 campaign.</p><p>With another win in hand, the Timberwolves are poised to take their “Gladiator” mentality into the Bay Area for their next challenge.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Rudy Gobert goes full ‘Gladiator’ mode with Clippers’ wall

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/timberwolves-donte-divincenzo-drops-nsfw-truth-bomb-on-rudy-gobert');   ga('set', 'title', 'Timberwolves’ Donte DiVincenzo drops NSFW truth bomb on Rudy Gobert');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Timberwolves-news-Donte-DiVincenzo-drops-NSFW-truth-bomb-on-Rudy-Gobert.jpg"></figure><h1>Timberwolves’ Donte DiVincenzo drops NSFW truth bomb on Rudy Gobert</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-03T07:43:43-08:00">December 3rd, 7:43am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-03T15:08:44-08:00">December 3rd, 3:08pm</time><address><a>Ryan Bologna</a>Ryan Bologna is an author at ClutchPoints. He studied journalism and communication at UConn.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Minnesota Timberwolves</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Minnesota Timberwolves have had a bit of an up-and-down season as they try to get new pieces in Julius Randle and Donte DiVincenzo acclimated, but they came away with a dominant 109-80 win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday.</p><p>Rudy Gobert has been a hot topic as well, as Minnesota is trying to maximize him, and DiVincenzo <a href="https://x.com/ChristopherHine/status/1863805256410284058" rel="noopener">spoke on the potential</a> the group has and how Gobert is as a teammate.</p><p>“We’re building that trust factor. I mean, Rudy’s been, excuse my language, f***ing amazing. He has been,” DiVincenzo said, via Chris Hine of the Minnesota Star Tribune. “Knowing that when he’s going, we got his back, and then we were rotating out of it, and we’re really good when we’re flying around.”</p><p>Gobert turned in a great performance against the Lakers, scoring 17 on 7-of-8 shooting with 12 rebounds. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/timberwolves-news-julius-randle-anthony-edwards-blast-jae-crowder-leaked-nsfw-trash-talk">For the Timberwolves</a> to reach their potential, Gobert is going to have to continue to turn in those types of performances.</p><p>DiVincenzo performed well off the bench as well, scoring 11 points on 4-of-8 shooting and 3-of-6 from three. Randle led the way with 18 points. It was a balanced effort from Minnesota, and one that showcased the potential of the team.</p><h2><b>Timberwolves look to put together strong December</b></h2><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/timberwolves-julius-randle-remains-optimistic-amid-rough-stretch">The Timberwolves have</a> a big month coming up, which they started with the win over the Lakers. The month of December will be telling about where Minnesota stands in the league. They passed a test against the Lakers, and up next is the Los Angeles Clippers.</p><p>Minnesota will face the Golden State Warriors three times as well, along with the New York Knicks, Dallas Mavericks, and Oklahoma City Thunder. It will be interesting to see how the Timberwolves fare in this stretch, especially in Karl-Anthony Towns’ return to Minnesota with the Knicks.</p><p>It will be important for DiVincenzo, Randle, and Gobert to continue to build chemistry. The Timberwolves reached the Western Conference Finals last season, but the departure of Towns is obviously a big factor, and the outlook for this year is a bit unknown when it comes to the upside.</p><p>It will be worth monitoring how the team performs over the course of the next month to get a feel for how deep the Timberwolves could go in the playoffs. The Western Conference is stacked, and the Timberwolves need to showcase that they can beat these other contenders, not only to make a deep run but to get a good seed and avoid the play-in.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Timberwolves’ Donte DiVincenzo drops NSFW truth bomb on Rudy Gobert

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He started his career as a credentialed media member writing about the Boston Celtics for WEEI.com in Boston, where he grew into a local on-camera NBA reporter and podcast host for CLNS Media. Alongside the Celtics radio broadcaster and two-time NBA champion Cedric Maxwell, Josue is the co-host of the Cedric Maxwell podcast.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Minnesota Timberwolves</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Hall of Fame forward Kevin Garnett called out the Minnesota Timberwolves blockbuster <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/timberwolves-finalizing-shocking-karl-anthony-towns-trade-with-knicks">Karl-Anthony Towns trade that landed them Julius Randle</a>, suggesting Defensive Player of the Year Rudy Gobert instead.</p><p>While Timberwolves All-Star <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/timberwolves-news-anthony-edwards-goes-off-collapse-kings">Anthony Edwards says the Timberwolves are growing apart</a>, Garnett accuses the organization of possibly wanting to unload Towns’ four-year, $220 million contract, which jumps from $49.2 million in 2024 to $61 million in 2027-28. Garnett made his Rudy Gobert over Karl-Anthony Towns <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/1h1yv5g/kg_we_just_swept_that_whole_minnesota_thing_under/?utm_source=ifttt&amp;rdt=40454" rel="noopener">take in a recent episode</a> of KG Certified.</p><p>“We just swept that whole Minnesota thing under the rug. You’re supposed to trade Rudy Gobert, keep KAT, and go on. You took a step back,” Garnett said. “You didn’t wanna pay the man? What are we doing?”</p><p>Compared to last season, Gobert’s numbers –10.5 points, 11.1 rebounds, and 1.6 blocks per game — are down compared to what he averaged in 2023-24 (14.0 points, 12.9 rebounds, and 2.1 blocks). The same can be said about former Knicks forward Julius Randle, who is adapting to his new team while averaging 21.7 points, 6.7 rebounds, and 4.1 assists.</p><p>Randle hasn’t averaged less than 24 points in a season since 2019-20, and his 6.7 rebounds are a new career low. However, Randle is shooting 50.4% from the floor.</p><p>After losing to the Sacramento Kings 115-104, the Timberwolves extended their losing streak to four straight and are now 8-10 for the fourth-worst record in the Western Conference.</p><h2><b>Anthony Edwards goes off on Timberwolves after collapse vs. Kings</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Timberwolves-forward-Julius-Randle-and-Timberwolves-guard-Anthony-Edwards.jpg"><figcaption>Brad Rempel-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>After Kevin Garnett delivered his Rudy Gobert take, Timberwolves All-Star Anthony Edwards expressed frustration with his team’s recent effort. Calling out his team for losing the defensive identity it carried to the Western Conference Finals in last year’s NBA playoffs, Edwards says the Timberwolves aren’t a close-knit team anymore.</p><p>For Edwards, <a href="https://x.com/ChristopherHine/status/1861984047049642329" rel="noopener">he</a> and the Timberwolves look like a bunch of “front runners,” per Minnesota Star Tribune’s Chris Hine.</p><p>“Anthony Edwards to the media. ‘Y’all wanna talk to me? (Yes.) What you wanna know, why we’re trash?’” Hine reported. “Proceeded to say the Wolves, including himself, look like a bunch of ‘front runners’ right now.”</p><p>Edwards continued to vent his frustration, stating that the team is “growing apart” and that things have changed and players “can’t talk to each other anymore.”</p><p>“We got up and everybody cheering and f****** hype,” Edwards said. “We get down again, and don’t nobody say nothing. That’s the definition of a frontrunner. We, as a team, including myself, we all was frontrunners tonight. It was some bulls**t, for sure.”</p><p>On Friday, Edwards and the Timberwolves will host the Clippers in an NBA Cup matchup.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Kevin Garnett calls out Timberwolves for trading Karl-Anthony Towns over Rudy Gobert

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