{"id":958236,"date":"2026-11-09T13:42:09","date_gmt":"2026-11-09T13:42:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/958236\/"},"modified":"2026-11-09T13:42:09","modified_gmt":"2026-11-09T13:42:09","slug":"jonathan-kuminga-gets-frustrated-with-rudy-gobert-again-during-timberwolves-pelicans-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/958236\/","title":{"rendered":"Jonathan Kuminga Gets Frustrated With Rudy Gobert Again During Timberwolves-Pelicans Game"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jonathan Kuminga<\/a> and Rudy Gobert<\/a> have been teammates for only a few months with the Minnesota Timberwolves<\/a>, but the former is already getting a bit too frustrated with the latter. Kuminga and LaMelo Ball chewed Gobert out<\/a> during a timeout against the Golden State Warriors<\/a> earlier in the season, and we saw more frustration from the Congolese forward on Friday.<\/p>\n

Kuminga first seemed to get upset with Gobert for not contesting New Orleans Pelicans<\/a> star Zion Williamson<\/a> at the rim and then later for not catching a pass.<\/p>\n

Kuminga is FED UP with Rudy Gobert \ud83d\ude2d<\/p>\n

\u2014 BrickCenter (@BrickCenter_) November 9, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

Now, Gobert has had real trouble catching passes this season. It has gotten so bad that there is talk of the Frenchman having the worst hands in the NBA. Talk about an unwanted distinction.<\/p>\n

You can understand Gobert\u2019s teammates getting a bit frustrated, but Kuminga has yelled at him during games on quite a few occasions by now. A new arrival going at the established veteran isn\u2019t something you see too often.<\/p>\n

Gobert had made it clear, though, that there was no animosity<\/a> when asked about Kuminga and Ball<\/a> getting on him during that Warriors game. The 34-year-old didn\u2019t feel disrespected and claimed they\u2019re all just players who want to win.<\/p>\n

The Timberwolves lost 119-114 to the Warriors that night, but beat the Pelicans 115-109 at the Smoothie King Center in what was an NBA Cup game. Gobert had eight points (4-5 FG), 11 rebounds, and one block on the night.<\/p>\n

As for Kuminga, he put up 17 points (5-12 FG), eight rebounds, four assists, and one steal in the win. The Timberwolves had signed the 24-year-old to a two-year, $12.4 million deal in the summer, and while he\u2019s had some ups and downs, he is looking like a fine addition.<\/p>\n

Kuminga has a $6.3 million player option for 2027-28, though, and the better he plays, the greater the chances of him heading out of town after this season. Speaking of exits, there is chatter about Gobert\u2019s departure, too. The four-time DPOY has a $38 million player option for 2027-28, and there is no word on an extension.<\/p>\n

Gobert is reportedly not meshing with Ball, but a midseason trade is still seen as a long shot<\/a>. Sophomore center Joan Beringer would likely have to be the starter if his fellow Frenchman leaves, and he might not be ready for that kind of responsibility just yet.<\/p>\n

The Timberwolves also have title aspirations this season, so the chances of them making such a big midseason move are slim. It is not as if they\u2019re struggling at the moment and need a spark.<\/p>\n

The Timberwolves followed up this win over the Pelicans by beating the Utah Jazz<\/a> 115-110 at Target Center on Sunday. That was their fourth win in a row, and they\u2019re now 5-2 since Anthony Edwards was ruled out for up to two months due to a knee injury<\/a>.<\/p>\n

For the Timberwolves, who are now 8-3, to do this well without a player of Edwards\u2019 caliber is commendable. We\u2019ll see them in action next against the Dallas Mavericks<\/a> at Target Center on Thursday at 8 p.m. ET.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Jonathan Kuminga and Rudy Gobert have been teammates for only a few months with the Minnesota Timberwolves, but…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":958237,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[557],"tags":[64,63,7227,590,85],"class_list":["post-958236","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nba","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-jonathan-kuminga","tag-nba","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/958236","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=958236"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/958236\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/958237"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=958236"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=958236"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=958236"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}