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The Frenchman will miss one game and he will be
eligible to participate in a second play-in game, if necessary.
Gobert left Sunday's game after the altercation that came during
a time out in the first half of the team's 113-108 victory over
the New Orleans Pelicans.
Anderson repeatedly hurled insults at Gobert on a night when the
veteran three-time All-Star was playing hurt, ESPN reported.
"Emotions got the best of me today," Gobert tweeted Sunday
night.
"I should not have reacted the way I did regardless of what was
said. I wanna apologize to the fans, the organization and
particularly to Kyle, who is someone that I truly love and
respect as a team mate."
The Timberwolves are seeded eighth in the Western Conference and
will play the seventh-seeded Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday for a
chance to face the second seeded Memphis Grizzlies in the first
round of the playoffs.
If the Timberwolves lose to the Lakers, they will play the
winner of the Pelicans-Oklahoma City Thunder play-in game, with
the winner to take on the top-seeded Denver Nuggets in the first
round.
The 30-year-old Gobert has been named Defensive Player of the
Year three times. He averaged 13.4 points, 11.6 rebounds and 1.2
assists in 70 games for the Timberwolves this season.
(Reporting by Rory Carroll in Los Angeles)
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