The game was rescheduled from the previous night, in the aftermath of a fatal police shooting of a Black man in a nearby suburb. The Timberwolves held a moment of silence before tipoff for 20-year-old Daunte Wright, who was killed after a traffic stop. Players from both teams wore black warmup shirts that read,"With liberty and justice for all," with the last two words in all-caps for extra emphasis.
Durant played 27 minutes in his third game back from a strained left hamstring that kept him out for 23 games. The Nets, missing James Harden, Kyrie Irving and LaMarcus Aldridge, were in command from the jump and ahead by 23 points before the midpoint of the second quarter. They built their lead as big as 45 points early in the fourth quarter.
"I can't imagine what it's like to be African American, to be an African American parent," Nets coach Steve Nash said."It's unacceptable, and it's devastating to put yourself in their shoes and it's devastating just to be a part of it. It's the same thing over and over again. People are losing their lives for no reason, and it's been happening for hundreds of years.
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