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The Oklahoma City Thunder and Minnesota Timberwolves meet Thursday at Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Tip-off is scheduled for 9:30 p.m. ET.
The Wolves tied their season high with 22 made threes in a dominant, wire-to-wire win over the Thunder.
Anthony Edwards scored 26 points and the Minnesota Timberwolves rolled past the shorthanded Oklahoma City Thunder 123-111 Thursday night.
After the NBA postponed the planned match between the Minnesota Timberwolves and Golden State Warriors, the rescheduled game opened with a tribute to ICU nurse Alex Pretti, who was gunned down by federal agents yesterday.
Memphis aims to break its five-game losing streak when the Memphis Grizzlies play Minnesota. Saturday's game is the second meeting of the season between the two teams.
The NBA leads in a wave of sports-world criticism following the fatal shootings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti.
Minnesota Timberwolves players released a statement expressing sympathy for their community amid rising ICE tensions and recent fatal incidents in Minneapolis.
The Timberwolves are expected to explore a blockbuster trade for Giannis Antetokounmpo as his future with the Bucks grows uncertain.
The Timberwolves took the Target Center floor for warmups before their 123-111 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday night, Jan. 29, with a new warmup shirt. The black T-shirts read “Stand with Minnesota” and are meant to be a gesture of support and call for unity across the state in the wake of the Minneapolis shooting deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti by federal agents.
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