Minnesota Timberwolves star Rudy Gobert was shocked when he was nearly struck by an object that fell off the jumbotron.

Gobert, who finished with 18 points and 10 rebounds in the win, was walking back towards the bench at the end of the first quarter when a large object came crashing to the hardwood from above. It narrowly missed Gobert, who described it during a postgame radio interview as a "big metal piece."

Timberwolves big man Rudy Gobert reacts to an object nearly hitting him in the first half of Monday's game versus the Hawks.

But the game was within reach when Gobert, whose rebounding numbers are way down this season, failed to do his job. "I think Rudy's gotta go get the ball in the air.

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