Grizzlies-Timberwolves Briefly Stopped After Another Protester Tries to Run Onto the Court
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For the third time this postseason, a game involving the Timberwolves featured an impromptu timeout thanks to an unexpected fan interruption.
Referees halted Saturday night’s Game 4 against the Grizzlies in Minnesota after two protesters attempted to run onto the floor during the third quarter. The chaotic scene unfolded with the T-Wolves up, 64–58, with 10:50 minutes remaining on the game clock.
As Karl-Anthony Towns attempted to score after securing a rebound, an unidentified woman can be seen bursting onto the floor from the second row before being tackled and taken away by security. Moments later, a second woman seated in the same area is identified in the crowd and is also escorted out.
Here's the whole protest thing - Protesters sitting right behind Glen Taylor before one ran out on the floor pic.twitter.com/yw9AJGWqKM
— CJ Fogler account may or may not be notable (@cjzero) April 24, 2022
Two protesters were sitting in the second row at tonight's Grizzlies–Timberwolves game. The one who did not make it to the court was taken out by security
— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) April 24, 2022
(via @MichaelVPina) pic.twitter.com/W2wIehnRkh
The women are believed to be connected to the protests against Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor’s farm, which reportedly had to kill millions of chickens due to a bird flu outbreak. Previously, a protester halted Game 1 of the series after chaining themselves to the basket stanchion. The Timberwolves’ play-in game against the Clippers was also interrupted after a fan attempted to glue themselves to the floor.
Minnesota currently trails Memphis, 2-1, and are looking to even the series ahead of Tuesday’s Game 5.
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