Minnesota Timberwolves’ Rudy Gobert suspended

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NEW YORK – Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert has been suspended one game without pay for accruing his sixth Flagrant Foul point of the 2025-26 regular season, it was announced today by James Jones, Executive Vice President, Head of Basketball Operations.

Gobert, who entered Sunday’s game with five Flagrant Foul points, received a Flagrant Foul 1 with 7:24 remaining in the fourth quarter of the Timberwolves’ 104-103 victory over the San Antonio Spurs at Target Center.  Gobert will serve his suspension tomorrow when the Timberwolves visit the Milwaukee Bucks at Fiserv Forum.

The NBA’s regular season Flagrant Foul point system appears below:

If the player’s regular season total exceeds 5 points, he will receive an automatic suspension following the game in which his point total exceeds 5 points and for each additional Flagrant Foul committed during that regular season, as follows:

  1. Player at 4 points commits a Flagrant Foul 2: Automatic 1-game suspension
  2. Player at 5 or 6 points commits a Flagrant Foul 1: Automatic 1-game suspension
  3. Player at 5 or 6 points commits a Flagrant Foul 2: Automatic 2-game suspension
  4. Player at 7 points or more commits a Flagrant Foul 1 or 2: Automatic 2-game suspension
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