On Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023, a moment that had been building for years finally bubbled over as Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green and Minnesota Timberwolves big man and three-time Defensive Player of the Year Rudy Gobert got physical with each other during a scuffle between the two teams.
A rivalry that culminated with Green putting Gobert into a chokehold actually started way back in 2017, though it did begin innocently enough, with the two all-time defenders battling it out for Defensive Player of the Year.
Eventually, shots started getting fired and became more and more personal, which directly led us to the events of last night. The actual fight came as no surprise to anyone paying close attention to the NBA over the past half-decade.
Draymond didn’t want to let go of Gobert 😯 pic.twitter.com/11xIZMFYqC
— NBACentral (@TheDunkCentral) November 15, 2023
Below, we present a full history of the Draymond Green and Rudy Gobert beef leading up to their fight.