"It's crap. It's crap. It's not fair. It's really not fair, "said Gobert, very recovered Thursday night after the loss of Minnesota in Phoenix (107-100), marked by a disparity of free throws allowed (27 for the Suns against 12).
"It's like that every night. I've been in this league for ten years and I always try to give the benefit of the doubt, but it's hard for me to think they didn't try to help them win tonight. I can't believe they didn't try to help the Warriors (outgoing champions) win the other night or the Kings," said the 30-year-old, who was punished with five fouls against the Suns.
"We understand that this is also a business. We are aware that we are not one of the biggest markets in the NBA, and that we want to see "KD" (Kevin Durant) in the playoffs, Steph (Curry), LeBron (James)... The Wolves are not there yet. We have to keep moving forward, to play despite that, and it's frustrating, especially for me," said the Frenchman.
Timberwolves coach Chris Finch had thrown his support behind his player after this outing on alleged favoritism on the part of NBA referees.
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