NBA players Rudy Gobert, Mouhamed Gueye nearly hit by falling debris during game

Minnesota Timberwolves prima Rudy Gobert and Atlanta Hawks large antheral Mouhamed Gueye narrowly avoided superior wounded connected Monday nighttime astatine the Target Center successful Minneapolis.

The 2 men were walking disconnected the tribunal astatine the extremity of the archetypal 4th erstwhile a portion of debris fell from the jumbotron precocious supra the court. Gobert seemingly felt the portion driblet past his caput arsenic helium walked disconnected the floor. His Timberwolves teammates seemed to beryllium successful awe.

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Minnesota Timberwolves mascot Crunch holds an umbrella implicit halfway Rudy Gobert during his interrogation aft a crippled with the Atlanta Hawks astatine Target Center successful Minneapolis, Jan. 27, 2025. (Bruce Kluckhohn-Imagn Images)

The halfway talked astir the incidental aft the game.

"It (happened) close successful beforehand of me. I don't cognize if that's bully oregon bad," helium told reporters, via FOX 9.

Neither subordinate was injured successful the incident.

Minnesota was capable to physique upon the eight-point pb it had aft the archetypal 4th and triumph the game, 100-92. Gobert had 18 points, 10 rebounds and 2 blocks. Anthony Edwards led the squad with 23 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists.

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Minnesota Timberwolves halfway Rudy Gobert responds during an interrogation aft the Atlanta Hawks game, Jan. 27, 2025, successful Minneapolis. (Bruce Kluckhohn-Imagn Images)

Gueye had 4 points and 4 rebounds successful 19 minutes of action. De’Andre Hunter had 35 points disconnected the seat for the Hawks. Clint Capela added 10 points and 15 rebounds.

Timberwolves caput manager Chris Finch wasn’t precisely blessed with however his squad won. Atlanta got backmost into the crippled aft outscoring Minnesota 31-20 successful the 3rd quarter.

"That was a wholly unacceptable 2nd fractional of basketball. If we're trying to beryllium a team, we're trying to spell wherever we're trying to go, that's not bully enough," Finch said.

Minnesota Timberwolves halfway Rudy Gobert dunks against the Atlanta Hawks, Jan. 27, 2025. (Bruce Kluckhohn-Imagn Images)

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Minnesota improved to 25-20 with the triumph but are conscionable 12-10 astatine home. Atlanta fell to 22-24 and 11-14 connected the road.

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