T-Wolves' Rudy Gobert gets 'unacceptable' technical foul for making money sign toward refs in crunchtime

Rudy Gobert seemed to insinuate the Minnesota Timberwolves were at a disadvantage Friday night. With less than 30 seconds left in the fourth quarter, the T-Wolves led the Cleveland Cavaliers, 97-96, and Minnesota had the ball. Gobert, though, was called for a foul, his sixth of the night, leading to his early exit. But he wasn't a fan of the call and let referee Scott Foster know about it.

While walking off the court, Gobert rubbed his fingers together, seemingly suggesting refs had money on the game. That prompted a technical foul, giving the Cavs a free throw. Darius Garland knocked it, the game went into overtime and Cleveland won, 113-104. 'A technical foul with 27 seconds in the game, to be honest, is unacceptable,' Wolves assistant head coach Micah Nori, filling in for an ill Chris Finch, said. 'That’s who Rudy is, but you’ve got to be smart.

Minnesota lost the top seed in the Western Conference with the loss, and with Karl-Anthony Towns out with a meniscus injury, the team will have to tread water for a bit while fighting with the Oklahoma City Thunder and Denver Nuggets in the standings. Follow Fox News Digital’s sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.

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