For the second time in a row in less than a week, an animal rights defender again stopped an NBA Timberwolves game, this time against the Memphis Grizzlies for the first playoff match after the woman decided to chain herself to one of the hoops on the court.
As had already happened last Tuesday against the Clippers, this time the Protestant invaded the track with 4:44 minutes left until the end of the second quarter and the duel between the franchises had to stop for a considerable time until the guards managed to unleash it and take it away from the premises.
Later it became known that the activist in question is Zoe Rosenburg, 19, and like Alicia Santurio (she stuck her hand to the ground in the middle of the party), she demonstrated against former Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor.
The images of the broadcast captured the moment when the staff were trying to unleash the woman, who wore a dark blue shirt with the phrase “Glen Taylor roasts live animals”. Tied to part of the hoop, several intervened, and one of the people responsible could even be seen asking for a tool to speed up the work.
Finally, by prying with a stick, the authorities were able to break the chains and forcibly remove the young woman from the compound. According to US media, Rosenburg was arrested and transferred to Shelby County Prison on charges of disturbing public order and breaking and entering.
“Animal liberation is on the horizon. Animal agriculture, animal experimenters, zoos and all other industries that abuse animals should be concerned,” Rosenberg said in the description of the last video she shared on her Instagram account.
As in the previous duel, the activist's protest was related to industrial farms and an alleged animal rights issue at Glen Taylor's egg farm, who sold the Minnesota franchise just over 266 days ago to business partners Marc Lore and Alex Rodriguez.
This episode came after last Tuesday, April 12, another woman glued her hand to the parquet in the duel between Minnesota Timberwolves against the Los Angeles Clippers. After that altercation, a global network of animal rights activists called Direct Action Everywhere claimed responsibility for the protest.
When it came to the playoff duel, the Minnesota franchise surprised the Memphis Grizzlies by beating them 130-117 in the first match of their series of the opening round.
“We put on another show,” said Edwards, who scored 36 points and added: “That's right. We put on a show and made an impact to win.” With this victory, the Wolves, seventh pre-qualified in the Western Conference, took advantage of the second. By the way, they stripped them of the home advantage in the series. The next crossing between the two teams will be next Tuesday at the FedExForum in Memphis.
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