The NBA announced Saturday that Rudy Gobert has been suspended one game without pay after earning his seventh flagrant foul point of the 2025-26 regular season.
The league’s announcement came after the Minnesota Timberwolves’ 122-111 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Friday night at Target Center. Gobert entered the game with six flagrant foul points and was assessed Flagrant Foul 1 with 29.8 seconds remaining in the second quarter. The violation added one point to his point total, bringing it to seven points and triggering an automatic suspension under the league’s regular season flagrant foul point system.
“Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert has been suspended for one game without pay for earning his seventh flagrant foul point of the 2025-26 regular season, it was announced today by Executive Vice President, Head of Basketball Operations James Jones,” the NBA said in a statement.
Under NBA policy, a player who exceeds a total of five flagrant foul points during the regular season receives an automatic suspension. A player who commits Flagrant Foul 1 at five or six points is subject to a one-game suspension, while more serious fouls at a higher threshold result in increased discipline.
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Rudy Gobert suspended after impressive performance as Timberwolves prepare for 76ers
The 33-year-old Gobert turned in one of his most efficient performances of the season before the foul. He finished with 22 points, 17 rebounds, three blocks, one assist and one steal while shooting 9-for-11 from the field and 4-for-8 from the free-throw line in 32 minutes.
In his fourth season with Minnesota, Gobert has averaged 11.2 points, 11.3 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.6 blocks per game while shooting 70.6% from the field in 55 appearances. He is playing 31.3 minutes per contest as a key defensive anchor for the Timberwolves.
Minnesota (35-22) will be without Gobert when it hosts the Philadelphia 76ers (30-25) on Sunday at 4:00 pm PT at Target Center. The game concludes the Timberwolves’ six-game homestand before beginning a three-game road trip on Tuesday against the Portland Trail Blazers (27-30) at 7:00 pm PT on Peacock.
Gobert will be eligible to return after completing his one-game suspension.
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