The NBA community, including Stephen A. Smith, expressed shock over a recent incident between the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Golden State Warriors. Draymond Green ejected Rudy Gobert from the game by putting him in a chokehold, drawing criticism on social media.
Former Wolves player Patrick Beverley called out Karl-Anthony Towns for not intervening to separate the players during the altercation. Beverley discussed the incident on his podcast, emphasizing that KAT should have assisted in resolving the situation. Stephen A. Smith agreed, questioning why Towns didn't take action to remove Draymond from Gobert.
"The last line he said there, there's something to hold on to, 'I taught you better than that.' What is he trying to say?" Smith said. "When something's about to go down, you got to be one of those dudes in line ready to do something about it. Why did you just stand there and be in the scene and just holding on to everybody instead of grabbing Draymond and getting him the hell off of Rudy Gobert, who was your teammate."
"Patrick Beverley was also pointing out how Draymond knew a whole bunch of people didn't like Rudy Gobert anyway. So Gobert, who's gotten into issues with his teammates from time to time, you had some people that were like, 'Hey, we ain't feeling him at all'. That's Patrick Beverley's perspective and I don't think he's wrong."
