T'Wolves' Rudy Gobert slams Warriors after skirmish: 'That's just clown behavior'

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Minnesota Timberwolves big man Rudy Gobert was at the center of the skirmish during Tuesday night’s game against the Golden State Warriors that saw three players receive ejections.

The incident occurred early in the first quarter when Timberwolves forward Jaden McDaniels and Warriors sharpshooter Klay Thompson got into a shoving match. Gobert came over and appeared to grab onto Thompson’s head before Draymond Green put Gobert into a headlock for a few moments.

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Golden State Warriors' Klay Thompson, front, and Draymond Green, back, get into an altercation with Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert, middle, in San Francisco, Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023. (AP Photo/Jed Jacobsohn)

After the dust finally cleared, officials ejected Green, Thompson and McDaniels. Minnesota won the game 104-101. Gobert spoke on the brouhaha after the game.

"Not much to say," Gobert said. "That's just clown behavior."

Warriors coach Steve Kerr said he didn’t think Thompson should’ve been ejected and accused McDaniels of instigating the fight.

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Three players were ejected after a skirmish between the Golden State Warriors and Minnesota Timberwolves  in San Francisco, Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023. (AP Photo/Jed Jacobsohn)

"He’s running up the floor, and the guy grabs his jersey, and he’s pulling on him. So Klay pulls back," Kerr told reporters. "No way that Klay should have been ejected. That was ridiculous."

McDaniels said he was "just trying to defend myself." He said Thompson grabbed his collar. He added there was some early aggression between