Following Minnesota men’s basketball’s 76-56 loss to No. 7 Nebraska, Gophers first-year coach Niko Medved spoke to a much larger story than his team’s Big Ten regular-season contest.
In his postgame news conference at Williams Arena in Minneapolis, Medved addressed the latest unrest in Minnesota, as a man was fatally shot by federal officers in Minneapolis on Saturday, Jan. 24.
‘I think we all just care so deeply about people and each other, and I think that’s always the message to these guys. All of it’s heartbreaking. Sometimes for us, you play a game, and you want to kind of get away for a second and focus on what you’re doing. All of it really just sucks.’
The Gophers return to action on Wednesday, Jan. 28 with a trip to Wisconsin for an 8 p.m. ET tip-off.
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