After making their way into the playoffs, the Minnesota Timberwolves locked horns with the top-seeded Denver Nuggets. Despite the Wolves’ fighting spirit, the Nuggets dominated the game with a strong defensive performance. Moreover, Wolves’ Kyle Anderson turned up the heat in the game when he triggered a fight amid the Nuggets’ authority on the court. Notably, Anderson attracted fans over a similar issue a few days ago when he took a sucker punch from his teammate, Rudy Gobert. 

Timberwolves suffered a frustrating defeat as the Nuggets maintained a double-digit point lead throughout the game. Moreover, Minnesota only managed to score 80 points in the game. Despite a one-sided contest, the fans came alive when the fight broke out in the third quarter. The fight reminded the fans of Gobert’s sucker punch on Anderson’s chest during their last regular season game against the New Orleans Pelicans.

Days after the Rudy Gobert punch, Kyle Anderson gets into it again

With less than 40 seconds left in the third quarter, Anderson engaged in a tussle with the Nuggets’ guard Christian Braun. Anderson tried to elbow Braun while attempting a mid-range shot. Even though the referee called for an offensive foul looking at Anderson’s elbow movements, the Wolves player continued to instigate Braun and ended up triggering a fight. Eventually, the teammates swarmed onto the court to separate the players.

The referees slapped Anderson with a flagrant foul for his elbow movement. Incidentally, after the Rudy Gobert sucker punch incident, former Wolves star Kevin Garnett made a bold claim.

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Garnett tweeted that the side-court tussle between Gobert and Anderson might come in handy for the team’s playoff run. Moreover, the Wolves put up a strong fight against the Oklahoma City Thunder in the Play-in tournament. Similarly, Anderson’s third-quarter antics could be an extension of the tussle. 

Fans go haywire on social media

In response to the fight, fans swarmed the social media comments section to express their opinions. Several sections of fans created a mock fest out of Kyle Anderson over his side court spat with Gobert. Following are some reactions from NBA fans.

“kyle needa slow down”

“Kyle Tryna Act like he’s that guy is crazy”

“Gobert rushing to punch Anderson again”

“Dude just mad at everything because his hairline is receding. And because the wolves are ass”

“Gobert was ready to sneak Kyle”

Game 1 ended with a one-sided 109-80 result. The Wolves would look to come back stronger in upcoming games. Minnesota will face the Nuggets again in game 2 on Wednesday. 

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What do you make of Kyle Anderson’s third-quarter antics? Will it turn the tides in the Wolves’ favor in the coming games? Let us know in the comments below.