Karl-Anthony Cities relives Draymond Inexperienced’s Rudy Gobert chokehold

Days after his commerce to the New York Knicks was introduced, Karl-Anthony Cities sat down with Shannon Sharpe to mirror on his time with the Minnesota Timberwolves. The dialog wouldn’t be full with out the 2 discussing Draymond Inexperienced choking Cities’ former teammate, Rudy Gobert, in some of the viral moments of the 2023-2024 season.

When Sharpe requested Cities in regards to the near-brawl, the previous No. 1 general decide laughed whereas reminiscing and referred to Inexperienced and Gobert as having a “humorous relationship.” The just lately traded ahead recalled grabbing ahold of Inexperienced in response, calling their face-off a “triple nelson.”

“That scenario occurred so quick,” Cities informed Sharpe on the Membership Shay Shay podcast. “Unexpectedly I see Draymond do one thing to Rudy [so] I am making an attempt to tug Draymond off and I am like, ‘What, we going to have a triple nelson happening?’ I feel they’ve a humorous relationship.”

The incident occurred two minutes right into a recreation between the Timberwolves and Warriors on Nov. 14, 2023. The altercation was initially between Klay Thompson and Jaden McDaniels at midcourt earlier than Gobert approached to separate the 2 and Inexperienced got here from behind to seize onto the Frenchman’s neck. Cities adopted the 2 huge males, trying to separate the grip of Inexperienced.

Thompson, McDaniels and Inexperienced would all be ejected from the sport however it might be the latter who would in the end be dealt the largest punishment. Thompson and McDaniels have been each handed a $25,000 tremendous however the problematic 34-year-old was suspended for the next 5 video games. Neither Cities nor Gobert got any punishment.

Karl-Anthony Cities traded to the Knicks

After 9 years in Minnesota with the Timberwolves, Karl-Anthony Cities will start a brand new chapter in his NBA profession after he was traded to the New York Knicks on Oct. 2. NBA insider Shams Charania reported the information that additionally concerned the Charlotte Hornets in a three-team deal.

With the commerce, Cities joins the Knicks to affix forces with Jalen Brunson, Mikal Bridges, OG Anunoby and Josh Hart. New York gave up Julius Randle and Donte DiVincenzo to Minnesota whereas sending a couple of different gamers to Charlotte to finish the deal.

Whereas in Minnesota, Cities, the previous No. 1 general decide of the 2015 NBA Draft, was acknowledged as a four-time All-Star and two-time All-NBA heart. He was additionally named the NBA Rookie of the 12 months in 2016 and gained the three-point contest throughout All-Star weekend in 2022. Coming into the 2024-2025 season, Cities has averaged over 20 factors per recreation in eight straight seasons, going again to his second 12 months within the league.