“I thought he should have been suspended. … The one thing we can never do in sports is make people think it’s fixed.” Chuck and the fellas discuss Rudy Gobert being fined $100K for directing a 'money sign' gesture toward a game official
Rudy Gobert of the Minnesota Timberwolves was recently smacked with a major $100,000 fine from the NBA for insinuating that referees were hitting him with fouls because they might be making money off of a bad performance by him.
In the heat of the game, Gobert rubbed his fingers together toward a game official in a gesture symbolizing money. The league didn't take that accusation lightly and leveled that fine on him quickly.
Speaking to TMZ, Gobert opened up about having to fork over so much cash and was honest when he said it was expensive.
"How I feel about the fine? I mean it's a fine. It's a lot of money," Gobert said.
He went on, "We human beings at the end of the day. We not always right but everyone's allowed to speak their mind. Also, it's a game with a lot of emotions so sometimes we react off of frustration."
Gobert was definitely frustrated during that game as he was on his way to fouling out and not being able to help his team. He let his emotions get the best of him and the high price he is paying means he probably won't do so again any time soon.
Gobert received a big backlash for his actions, including from Charles Barkley.
"The one thing we could never do in sports ever is make people think that the game is fixed," Barkley said on TNT. "If we ever get to the point in any sport where they found out, it will ruin a sport if people thought it was fixed."
But no matter everyone else's opinions, Gobert stood by what he said. After the game, he stated, "I'll be the bad guy. I'll take the fine, but I think it's hurting our game. I know the betting and all that is becoming bigger and bigger but it shouldn't feel that way."
Is this the last time that Gobert will imply that those within the league are making money off of betting on it?
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