Draymond Green may have gotten the better end of his match up with rival Rudy Gobert in Golden State Warriors win over the Minnesota Timberwolves but the latter is unbothered with the taunts.
The Warriors put the game away with a Green conversion with 26 seconds left in the game by going iso with Gobert who was frozen by a Stephen Curry.
Green pulled out the “night night” celebration” and then went to X to post same words with a France flag and baguette emoji to further taunt his rival.
It should be noted that these two has a rich history of hating each other, mostly from the Warriors forward.
Gobert’s defensive ability is questioned again on the internet but the four-time Defensive Player of the Year is not bothered at all.
He did not address Green’s actions and celebration but he did say that the team is in a good place despite the loss.
“I like where we’re at,” he told reporters post game.
“Not in terms of the standings, but more in terms of the things we’ve been through as a team… We know, we can exactly feel – like a game like tonight, we can exactly feel what happened. With that mindset, good things will happen.”
The Wolves are current 12-11 in the standings, good enough for a ninth spot in the Western Conference standings.
They came off a four-game win streak before the Warriors loss but before that, they struggled with four straight losses.
Rudy Gobert, Wolves mood is great despite loss
The mood in the Timberwolves locker room at Chase Center was surprisingly not dejected as Gobert and teammates were even joking around.
Gobert thought “it wasn’t Christmas today” when asked about the limited lob passes he got from Anthony Edwards.
It is a recall from the game before against the Warriors when he got two dunks from Edwards lob.
Turning serious, he said that the difference is in the line-up change, especially their own, because of the injuries.
“There’s a lot of factors. The line-up was different. Mike [Conley] was there. Before Naz [Reid] was here. Defense, they played differently on him [Edwards]. But in all of that, he holds himself accountable.”
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