On May 17, Beijing time, according to TMZ Sports, 32-year-old Timberwolves center Gobert broke up with his pregnant girlfriend at the beginning of the NBA playoffs, asked the other party to move out of his residence, and took his 1-year-old son away.
Sources close to the families of the Timberwolves players said the breakdown of the relationship was a surprise โ after all, during the Timberwolves' final regular-season game on April 13, Gobert's girlfriend Bonilla also showed up with her son Romeo, and the 32-year-old Gobert stepped forward to hug the mother and son warmly after the game, and the family looked normal. But sources revealed that after Bonilla became pregnant with her second child, the relationship between the two took a sharp turn for the worse, and now Gobert is back to being single.
According to sources, Bonilla wants to move back to France after the breakup, but Gobert wants her and Romeo to stay in the United States so that the Timberwolves can negotiate child support after the season. Now Goebel has hired a lawyer, and his team is pressuring the woman to stay in Minnesota.
In March 2024, just before the birth of Goebel's eldest son, he publicly stated that welcoming a new life was a "gift from heaven." Bonilla has also publicly supported the French basketball star many times before, and even posted a post in support when he was voted by his peers as "the most overrated player in the league".
Gobert is currently in the playoffs with the Timberwolves, and the inside big man played a key role in the series in which the team eliminated the Lakers and Warriors.
TMZ Sports has contacted the Gobert team, and its agent, Ndiaye, responded that the company has "no intention at all to be interviewed by TMZ Sports on any client matters."
Gobert played in 72 regular-season games for the Timberwolves this season, averaging 12 points, 10.9 rebounds and 1.4 blocks per game. So far, he has played in 10 playoff games, averaging 8.9 points, 9.6 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game.