At 32, Gobert is amid one of his worst statistical seasons but offered his most forceful performance of the season Saturday against Denver.

Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert and Atlanta Hawks big man Mouhamed Gueye walked away unscathed as a piece of debris fell from the Target Center jumbotron.

The Timberwolves are 22-10 when Gobert grabs at least nine rebounds, 22-11 when he scores at least eight points, 16-5 when he attempts at least seven shots, 16-8 when he doles out two-plus assists and 6-2 when he blocks three or more shots. Those are the numbers required to be a championship-contending team.

Timberwolves big man Rudy Gobert reacts to an object nearly hitting him in the first half of Monday's game versus the Hawks.

Minnesota Timberwolves star Rudy Gobert was shocked when he was nearly struck by an object that fell off the jumbotron.

Okongwu took offense to a staredown from Gobert and pushed him as the two ran back in transition. Gobert then lowered his shoulder into him, and the two had to be separated as a m

Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert was nearly hit by a horn that fell from the Target Center jumbotron at the end of the first quarter Monday night.

Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic had 13 points, four assists and a rebound in the first quarter of Saturday afternoon's game against the Minnesota Timberwolves. Still, the Wolves outscored the Nuggets by nine points in the opening frame.

Anthony Edwards scored 16 of his 36 points in the third quarter and the Minnesota Timberwolves routed the Utah Jazz 138-113 on Thursday for their fifth straight victory and second in two nights.

Three injured rotational players forced Chris Finch to rely on his bench, where he got 53 points from Rob Dillingham, Naz Reid, Jaylen Clark, and Luka Garza in a blowout win.

LA Lakers big man Anthony Davis was interviewed by NBA insider Shams Charania. He talked about the Lakers and his thoughts on the team’s future after LeBron James hung up his jersey.