The Minnesota Timberwolves’ game against the Golden State Warriors in Minneapolis on Saturday, Jan. 24 was postponed hours after federal officers shot and killed a man in the city .
‘The decision was made to prioritize the safety and security of the Minneapolis community,’ the Timberwolves said in a statement.
The game will be pushed back 24 hours and is now scheduled for 4:30 p.m. local time on Sunday, Jan. 25.
The game was supposed to aired nationally by ABC as part of a tripleheader.
Shootings involving federal agents
The person killed Saturday was believed to be a 37-year-old white man, according to Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara. He was identified as Alex Pretti by local news outlets and The Associated Press.
It’s the third shooting in Minnesota committed by a federal officer in the month of January alone.
Another federal officer shot a Venezuelan man during a targeted traffic stop on Jan. 14, according to the Department of Homeland Security.
Protests emerged after an ICE agent fatally shot 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis on Jan. 7. Federal authorities have said she was shot in self-defense, however city and state leaders and other supporters of Good have maintained that her killing was unjustified.
Other postponed NBA games
The NBA has recently seen other regular-season games around the league postponed.
A matchup between the Washington Wizards and Charlotte Hornets was rescheduled to an earlier time to accommodate for catastrophic winter storms sweeping across the country.
A Chicago Bulls-Miami Heat regular-season game at United Center in Chicago was postponed on Jan. 8 because the court was unsafe for basketball activities due to moisture on the floor from a rainy day in Chicago.
