Former Jazzman Rudy Gobert scored 16 points and Joe Ingles entered the game to a standing ovation as Minnesota blew out Utah.
Gobert, who finished with 18 points and 10 rebounds in the win, was walking back towards the bench at the end of the first quarter when a large object came crashing to the hardwood from above. It narrowly missed Gobert, who described it during a postgame radio interview as a "big metal piece."
Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert and Atlanta Hawks big man Mouhamed Gueye walked away unscathed as a piece of debris fell from the Target Center jumbotron.
A horn came crashing down to the court at the end of the first quarter of the Timberwolves’ win over the Hawks on Monday night.
Minnesota Timberwolves star Rudy Gobert was shocked when he was nearly struck by an object that fell off the jumbotron.
Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic had 13 points, four assists and a rebound in the first quarter of Saturday afternoon's game against the Minnesota Timberwolves. Still, the Wolves outscored the Nuggets by nine points in the opening frame.
As the first quarter ended in Monday night's matchup between the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Atlanta Hawks in Minneapolis, center Rudy Gobert came a mere inches away from being hit in the head with a mysterious object.
M innesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert was nearly hit by an object that appeared to fall from the Target Center video board after the end of the first quarter of Monday night'
Anthony Edwards scored 16 of his 36 points in the third quarter and the Minnesota Timberwolves routed the Utah Jazz 138-113 on Thursday for their fifth straight victory and second in two nights.
Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert was nearly hit by a horn that fell from the Target Center jumbotron at the end of the first quarter Monday night.
The Minnesota Timberwolves play their home games at one of the oldest venues in the NBA and Monday night Rudy Gobert almost paid the ultimate price.