Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert misses Game 2 in Denver after flying home for birth of his son

The Minneosta Timberwolves were without center Rudy Gobert for Game 2 of their Western Conference semifinal series against the reigning NBA champion Denver Nuggets on Monday night. Any thought of getting him back to Denver in time for the 10 p.m. EDT tipoff was scuttled by high winds in Colorado that disrupted air travel. “There was definitely consideration … but the timing of his circumstances plus some weather made it really tough,” Wolves coach Chris Finch said. Gobert played a crucial role in the Wolves' 106-99 win in Game 1, roaming the paint and denying Aaron Gordon his usual diet of alley-oop dunks.