The Minnesota Timberwolves held a moment of silence before their Jan. 8 game at the Target Center to honor Renee Nicole Good, who was fatally shot this week by a federal immigration officer.
Video of the Timberwolves’ broadcast of the trubute, posted to the r/NBA subreddit and reviewed by USA TODAY, shows that the moment of silence was punctuated by a fan yelling “go home ICE” followed by cheers.
The tribute came hours after Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz called for a moment of silence and issued a proclamation declaring Jan. 9 a “Day of Unity” in Good’s honor and asked the state to hold a moment of silence at 10 a.m. local time.
“I’d ask each and everyone to find a way to contribute in your community … to show the goodness, to rise up, to make sure that we’re being very, very clear about this, that we expect our Constitutional rights to be respected,” Walz said in a video message on X accompanying the proclamation.
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