Rudy Gobert accuses refs for trying to help Warriors, Kings beat Timberwolves

Gobert accuses refs for trying to help Dubs, Kings beat Wolves originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea

Rudy Gobert scorched NBA officials Wednesday night for his displeasure over calls during the Minnesota Timberwolves’ current West Coast road trip.

Gobert didn’t mince any words in the hours after the Timberwolves’ seven-point loss to the Phoenix Suns at Footprint Center. The Wolves went to the free-throw line 12 times compared to the Suns’ 27 free-throw attempts.

“It’s bulls–t. Bulls–t. It’s not fair. It’s really not fair,” Gobert said Wednesday night [h/t Chris Hine]. “Every night. I’ve been in this league for 10 years and I try to always give the benefit of the doubt, but it’s hard for me to think they’re not trying to help [Phoenix] win tonight.”

That was a theme of the road trip for the 7-foot-1 center.

“It’s hard for me to think they didn’t try to help the Warriors win the other night or Sacramento Kings the other night,” Gobert said. “It’s just so obvious. As a basketball player that’s been in this league for so long, it’s disrespectful and it sucks, to be honest.

“We work so hard to be in a position to compete with the best, and we just get manipulated into those situations where it just impacts the game for the other team too much.”

Minnesota attempted eight more free-throw attempts than the Warriors in their 99-96 victory Sunday night at Chase Center. Gobert was visibly upset when his offensive foul in the third quarter was upgraded to a Flagrant 1 violation.

In the Timberwolves’ 119-115 win over the Kings on Monday, Sacramento did attempt six more free throws than Minnesota.

The Wolves are tied with the Detroit Pistons for the most personal fouls (1,676) committed in the NBA this season. The Warriors are right below those two teams in third (1,654), while the Kings have committed the 10th-fewest fouls (1,497). (Of course, it’s a different story once the game reaches the final two minutes, as Kings fans know all too well.)

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