NBA Postpones Game After Fatal ICE Shooting in Minneapolis

The NBA has postponed a game between the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Golden State Warriors after a person was fatally shot by federal brokers in Minneapolis on Saturday.

“The National Basketball Association game scheduled for today between the Golden State Warriors and Minnesota Timberwolves at Target Center has been postponed,” read an announcement posted on the Minnesota Timberwolves’ Instagram web page. “The decision was made to prioritize the safety and security of the Minneapolis community.”

The game, initially set for air Saturday on ABC, was pushed to Sunday at 4:30 p.m. CT and can debut on NBA TV.

Minnesota residents have been locked in days-long protests against the presence of ICE brokers in the state. A nationwide crackdown on immigration has been a focal point of Donald Trump’s second time period.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has repeatedly condemned the presence of ICE in his state. Today, he told the New York Times of the incident, “They killed a man, created chaos, pushed down protesters, threw gas indiscriminately and then we’re left to clean up.”

In a collection of posts on Truth Social, Trump was fast accountable Gov. Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Fey for the chaos, claiming that they’re “inciting insurrection” to distract from the state’s latest social service fraud investigation.

“The Mayor and the Governor are inciting Insurrection, with their pompous, dangerous, and arrogant rhetoric,” he wrote. “Instead, these sanctimonious political fools should be looking for the Billions of Dollars that has been stolen from the people of Minnesota, and the United States of America. LET OUR ICE PATRIOTS DO THEIR JOB!”