Rudy Gobert's girlfriend Julia Bonilla announces drastic social media step after continuous death threats targeting T'wolves star and their baby

The Minnesota Timberwolves (17-17) are going through a rough patch right now. They've dropped three games in a row and have slipped to No. 10 in the Western Conference.

Despite having Rudy Gobert, Chris Finch's team hasn't shown the same defensive prowess on the court this season as compared to last. That may have reached a new low, as they dropped a game to the Detroit Pistons by double digits even though Anthony Edwards scored a career-high 53 points.

The fans are clearly far from satisfied with this situation. Nevertheless, it seems that some have taken things to a whole new level.

According to Gobert's girlfriend, Julia Bonilla, some have even gone as far as to send her and her family death threats and ill wishes. With that in mind, she decided to take a break from social media, not without reporting those accounts to the authorities first.

"Are people normalizing death threats on social media? Talking about the death of a baby??? Every IP address and every account has been reported to the police. A bunch of completely messed up people. I hope you find peace and a goddamn therapist because y'all need HELP. Goodbye Insta," she wrote.

Via Julia Bonilla's IG

Via Julia Bonilla's IG

Rudy Gobert says the Timberwolves have lost their hunger

The Timberwolves returned mostly the same core this season. Nevertheless, their attitude has been different. Even Anthony Edwards claimed they were "soft," and weren't communicating on the court.

Rudy Gobert echoed a similar sentiment after the loss to the Pistons. He said losing Karl-Anthony Towns took a toll on their offense, yet he thinks their hunger and determination is what's truly missing.

“I mean, obviously, there was a trade, but I don’t think that, you know, I don’t think that should affect our identity. Who we are, especially defensively. Offensively, they affect us, but defensively, our identity is still the same,” Gobert said.

It's not usual to see a team coming off the Western Conference Finals and then breaking up its core by trading one of its most prominent players in the offseason.

The Timberwolves chose to clean their books and make a financial-based move when they swapped Karl-Anthony Towns for Julius Randle, and the results are starting to show.

It's still early in the season, and they're talented enough to turn things around. But if things don't work out with this core, perhaps they will entertain the idea of trading Randle again.