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Jon Krawczynski: Wolves beat the Bucks, 112-100. It wasn't always pretty, but it was needed. Ball: 34p 6-13 3s Ayo: 19p, 12r, 8a Gobert: 10p, 10r Lyles: 12p, 4r Kuminga: 8p, 10r
Charlie Walton: Timberwolves list Rudy Gobert questionable to play tonight in San Antonio due to lower back spasms. Gobert played 30 minutes last night against the Clippers.
Dane Moore: Chris Finch was asked about this interaction on the bench between Rudy Gobert, Jonathan Kuminga and LaMelo Ball. Finch was unaware of the interaction, as was Gobert when he was asked. "Honestly, I didn't see what you're referring to the other night. It's part of the game. Obviously everything has to stay in a healthy context. But you'd rather have guys talking about things and airing it out than brooding over it and letting things fester. So yeah, I think it's just a normal part of the way things are these days."
Jon Krawczynski: Rudy Gobert: "Rough couple days. A lot of things that I gotta finish that I didn’t finish. ... Gotta keep putting in the work and finishing strong, esp around the rim. That’s been important for our team and I hold myself at the highest standard for that. Definitely gotta be better."
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Jon Krawczynski: Rudy Gobert was asked about this today. He was genuinely unaware of it. "I’d like to see the images, see what it looks like. In the moment I didn’t feel like it was anything bad. And there’s been bad things in the past. But that wasn’t anything bad."
Jon Krawczynski: More Rudy Gobert: "Sometimes people make an assumption and it’s totally something different, with the angles and stuff. There might be some of that. But I didn’t feel any animosity. There was some frustration, for sure. I was frustrated. They were frustrated. Those guys have been great"
Rudy Gobert: “My role is to be who I am, be the best in the world at what I do, and then offensively, just continue to dominate. I dominate in my own way, running, my screening, my offensive rebounding, and of course, punishing teams on the basket.”
Rudy Gobert on Anthony Edwards’ maturity and growth : “Year to year, that’s the best I’ve seen him. I understand his role on the court but also off the court, the way he works, the way he takes care of his body. I am really proud of him. He is really embracing the challenge of being someone that’s not just good at putting the ball in the basket, but someone that can be much more than that.”
Rudy Gobert: “We thought that was what LaMelo could bring to the table for us and that’s contagious. When you have somebody like him that defends a lot but is also willing to make the simple play, it’s contagious. The ball gets moving and we know guys that when they get the ball, even if they swing the ball, you might come back to them, so they are not in a rush to put the ball on the rim. They are just eager to make the right play and stay aggressive but within the concept that we try to play with.”
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Dane Moore: Asked Rudy Gobert about getting used to playing with LaMelo Ball during training camp. "It's one of those guys that are kind of easy to get used to. Because he plays the game -- it just flows... I know that he has the ability to adapt to any situation. He plays off instinct, and we need him to do that."
Alan Horton: Edwards, Ball, McDaniels, Kuminga, Gobert, Dosunmu, Hyland & Lyles will not play tonight & did not make the trip to Chicago. Chris Finch before the game... "This game is extremely intentional. We treat it almost like a baseball split-squad game. Half the roster stayed back home & practiced today & we get these guys here who get a chance to play extended minutes."
Asked Rudy Gobert what he's learned about screening for LaMelo Ball. "The main thing I tell him is to just slow down with me. You don't need to go fast, because I'm going to give you an advantage. I told him to watch some clips of me and Joe Ingles pick and rolls. You don't need to go fast, I'm going to give you an advantage. You can walk."
Jon Krawczynski: Rudy Gobert, a noted health food advocate, harvests his own honey from bees on his property. He gives it to his teammates. Jaylen Clark says he's going to start using it this year. Rudy: "He might be first team All-Defense."
