NBA: expelled against Cleveland, Gobert attacks the referees and risks a big fine. The Frenchman was in fact sent off 27 seconds from the end of regulation time, while his team was leading by a small point.

But the Frenchman, always angry with the refereeing body, maintained his position vis-à-vis the referees. “I am convinced that I was right. Everyone in the NBA knows things need to improve. I will still be the bad guy who tells the truth,” he said.