The Minnesota Twins and Timberwolves rescheduled home games that were postponed Monday after Daunte Wright, a black man, was fatally shot Sunday by a police officer in Brooklyn Center, a suburb of Minneapolis.
The Twins play Tuesday’s CT game at 13:10 against the Red Sox as scheduled and make the game Monday as part of a double header against Boston on Wednesday.
After consultation with local and government officials, the Timberwolves chose to resume Monday’s game against the Brooklyn Nets for Tuesday afternoon at 15:00 CT in Target Center.
The Wild, who also postponed their game against the Blues on Monday, rescheduled the game for May 12. In addition, the NHL moved Wild’s game against Arizona Coyotes to Wednesday at 13:00 CT. It was originally scheduled for 8pm CT.
The mayors of Minneapolis and St. Paul, Jacob Frey and Melvin Carter each set a curfew for the cities at 5pm on Monday.
“This decision was taken in the best interests of our supporters, employees, players and community after discussions with local and government officials and the National Hockey League,” said the Wild in a statement on Monday. “… The Minnesota Wild expresses its deepest condolences to the family and friends of Daunte Wright.”
The Twins said they consulted with MLB as well as local officials to come to the decision.
“Our community has been through a lot,” said Dave St. Peter, president of the twin team, said. “We have a trial taking place just a short distance from Target Field. Emotions in our community are raw emotions in our organization. Based on the events of the past 24 hours and as information has come to light, we have today played a baseball game. felt a little less important. If you add some public safety to it, especially the safety of fans, our players, our staff, we again thought the decision we made today was the right one. “History might tell us otherwise. Today, this moment, we’re pretty confident we’re doing the right thing.”
Several coaches across the NBA have spoken out about the shooting and supported the postponement of Monday’s games.
“I think it was the right decision, just based on what’s going on in Minneapolis and the surrounding areas,” Rockets coach Stephen Silas said. He also refers to the ongoing trial of Derek Chauvin, the police officer charged with the murder of George Floyd in May 2020.
“It just makes you sick to your stomach,” Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said. “How many times does this have to happen? … How many young black children have to be killed without any problem – how many – so that we can empower the police unions?”
“I think we need to stop saying it’s frustrating for all black Americans,” 76ers coach Doc Rivers said. “I think it should be frustrating for all Americans.”
On Monday, Aaron Hicks, the Yankees midfielder, chose to sit outside the team’s game against Toronto in the aftermath of the shooting.
“With everything going on in Minneapolis, he’s having a hard time right now,” said Aaron Boone, manager. ‘I had a conversation in my office, and he felt it was best not to be in the starting line-up tonight. And I definitely support it and we will try to pull the best around him together. It is clear that the situation is heartbreaking. now in Minneapolis. And I think it hit Aaron particularly hard. ‘