While there has been at least a modest protest over the interest of Minnesota Timberwolves All-Star center Rudy Gobert’s interest in competing for France in the upcoming World Cup competition, he is not the only player doing so. In fact, the Minnesota Timberwolves roster boasts four players competing on four separate national teams in this year’s World Cup competition.
And so it goes, competitive basketball players compete. This summer, the chance to compete for the World Cup opens up a lot of opportunities from among the Minnesota Timberwolves roster’s best players to compete against the world’s best players.