Timberwolves' Rubio apologizes for outburst

Rubio was upset that he sat out the final minutes of the Timberwolves' 91-83 loss Wednesday night. He was especially agitated after he went to check into the game around the 4-minute mark but was called back to the bench when Porter decided to keep J.J. Barea in the game.

"I apologized to him because it came out like I was saying something against him, and I never went against him," Rubio said following a morning shootaround ahead of Friday night's game against the Washington Wizards. "It was something against me, by myself, because I was frustrated with me because I didn't play. It was something that didn't have to be against him or the team."

Rubio is on a strict limit of 28 minutes per game since returning last month from reconstructive left knee surgery. He had 4 minutes left on his allotment against the Nets, but Barea hit a 3-pointer while Rubio was waiting at the scorer's table.