Timberwolves players release statement addressing 'recent tragic events' involving ICE in Minneapolis

The Minnesota Timberwolves released a connection from its players regarding the rising anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) tensions successful Minneapolis.

There person been 2 fatal incidents successful Minneapolis successful caller weeks involving national migration agents amid heightened tensions implicit the operations arsenic good arsenic clashes with anti-ICE demonstrators.

Like everyone successful the Twin Cities, the Timberwolves person been impacted by the events, and they released a connection expressing their "sincere sympathies and emotion to everyone."

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Fans clasp signs to protestation the beingness of national agents successful Minneapolis anterior to the commencement of an NBA crippled betwixt the Golden State Warriors and Minnesota Timberwolves astatine Target Center connected Jan. 25, 2026 successful Minneapolis, Minnesota. (David Berding/Getty Images)

"We, the Minnesota Timberwolves players, widen our sincere sympathies and emotion to everyone crossed the Twin Cities and passim Minnesota who has been affected by the caller tragic events impacting our communities," the connection read. "Minnesota is strongest erstwhile we uplift and enactment 1 another, and determination is nary country for hatred oregon part crossed our large authorities oregon among each who unrecorded here.

"We mourn the lives mislaid and nonstop strength, bid and compassion to each who are hurting. We judge successful the resilience, unity and attraction that specify Minnesotans, and bring our communities unneurotic successful times of hardship and need."

The Timberwolves postponed their crippled connected Saturday against the Golden State Warriors successful the aftermath of the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old Department of Veteran Affairs ICU nurse, involving a Border Patrol agent.

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"The determination was made to prioritize the information and information of the Minneapolis community," the NBA said, adding that the crippled would beryllium played Sunday.

The pursuing day, NBA fans delivered anti-ICE messages astatine Target Center, with signs wrong the arena reading, "ICE retired now." A infinitesimal of soundlessness was held for Pretti — the aforesaid protocol for the Timberwolves pursuing the earlier decease of Renee Good.

The squad held a infinitesimal of soundlessness for Good, 37, who was killed portion operating a conveyance that agents ordered her to exit, according to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. Good, according to Noem, refused and "attempted to tally them implicit and ram them with her vehicle."

A infinitesimal of soundlessness is held for Alex Jeffrey Pretti anterior to the commencement of an NBA crippled betwixt the Golden State Warriors and Minnesota Timberwolves astatine Target Center connected Jan. 25, 2026 successful Minneapolis, Minnesota. (David Berding/Getty Images)

"Our thoughts are with her household and everyone affected, and our hearts are with our assemblage arsenic we anticipation for healing and unity during this challenging time," the Target Center’s nationalist code announcer said. 

Timberwolves caput manager Chris Finch besides spoke earlier his squad defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers.

"As we each know, our assemblage has suffered yet different unspeakable tragedy," helium said. "We privation to conscionable convey our condolences and heartfelt wishes and prayers and thoughts to the families and loved ones and each of those that are greatly affected by what happened."

The National Basketball Players Association released a connection this past Sunday arsenic well.

"Following the quality of yet different fatal shooting successful Minneapolis, a metropolis that has been connected the forefront of the combat against injustices, NBA players tin nary longer stay silent," the national said. "Now much than ever, we indispensable support the close to state of code and basal successful solidarity with the radical successful Minnesota protesting and risking their lives to request justice.

A demonstrator holds a motion to protestation the beingness of national agents successful Minneapolis anterior to the commencement of an NBA crippled betwixt the Golden State Warriors and Minnesota Timberwolves astatine Target Center connected Jan. 25, 2026 successful Minneapolis, Minnesota. (David Berding/Getty Images)

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"The fraternity of NBA players, similar the United States itself, is simply a assemblage enriched by its planetary citizens, and we garbage to fto the flames of part endanger the civilian liberties that are meant to support america all. The NBPA and its members widen our deepest condolences to the families of Alex Pretti and Renee Good, conscionable arsenic our thoughts stay focused connected the information and well-being of each members of our community."

The shooting fueled further protests successful the Twin Cities amid a recent surge of ICE activity in the country arsenic portion of the Trump administration's crackdown connected amerciable immigration.

Fox News' Ryan Gaydos and Ryan Morik contributed to this report.

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