Rudy Gobert gets boos, lecture from Malik Beasley after ending Jazz return with garbage time lay-up

Rudy Gobert's return to Utah as a member of the Minnesota Timberwolves was bound to be emotional, and it was, just not entirely in a good way.

The former Utah Jazz center played his first game as an opponent at the Vivint Arena on Friday, five months after the mega-deal that sent him to the Twin Cities and seemingly started the Jazz's rebuild in full force. The night had all the trappings of a longtime player return, from the tribute video to the reflections on a nine-season tenure in Salt Lake City.

Gobert opened the game with a dunk, but the controversy came when he closed it with a lay-up.

At that point, the Wolves were up 116-108 with fewer than 10 seconds left. Aggressive defense by Utah ended up leaving Gobert undefended with the ball under the basket. Rather than let time run out on a nice win for Minnesota, Gobert opted to drop in a simple lay-up.

Jazz fans didn't appreciate the move, nor did Malik Beasley, one the many players traded from the Timberwolves in exchange for Gobert. After time expired, Beasley was seen giving Gobert a talking-to until the pair was separated.

Per Andy Larsen of the Salt Lake Tribune, Beasley criticized Gobert's lay-up after the game:

Meanwhile, Gobert said he was disappointed the hubbub prevented him from embracing former teammates and coaches, then implied Beasley was looking for attention, via the Tribune's Eric Walden:

Gobert finished the game with 22 points on 8-of-11 shooting with 13 rebounds, helping improve the Timberwolves to 13-12 after a disappointing, and alarming, start to his tenure. The Jazz fell to 15-13, their seventh loss in their last 10 games.