'Heartbroken' Timberwolves resume NBA play amid Minneapolis turmoilListen to this articleMinnesota Timberwolves coach Chris Finch talks to reporters before a game in Minneapolis, where a second US citizen was shot and killed by federal agents amid a Trump administration immigration crackdownMINNEAPOLIS - Minnesota Timberwolves coach Chris Finch said the NBA team was "heartbroken" by events unfolding in Minneapolis, where federal agents shot dead a second US citizen amid the Trump administration's mass immigration crackdown. "As an organization, we are heartbroken for what we are having to witness and endure and watch. Both coaches praised the decision to postpone the game, with Timberwolves players especially "uneasy" on Saturday amid the uproar in their city. "Following the news of yet another fatal shooting in Minneapolis, a city that has been on the forefront of the fight against injustices, NBA players can no longer remain silent," the union said. Two-time NBA All-Star Tyrese Haliburton, who plays for the Indiana Pacers, posted on X: "Alex Pretti was murdered."

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