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On Saturday, hours before the Golden State Warriors were scheduled to play the Minnesota Timberwolves, federal agents shot and killed 37-year-old intensive care nurse Alex Pretti in Minneapolis.
In response, the NBA postponed the game until Sunday. The Standard’s Danny Emerman was at the Target Center both days to report, write, and reflect on the scene.
On this episode of “Section 415,” Emerman reflects on a city in pain and explains why the tragedy in Minneapolis demanded that basketball take a back seat to the reality on the ground.
He also details the reactions of Warriors coach Steve Kerr and Timberwolves coach Chris Finch, alongside stars Steph Curry and Anthony Edwards, while capturing the scene inside Target Center — from an emotional moment of silence to sharp chants of patriotic dissent.