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'Wish you could influence it more,' Minnesota coach Niko Medved says of Minneapolis tumult
Coach Medved called the shooting heartbreaking and spoke individually with players as multiple local sports teams reacted to unrest after a federal immigration enforcement operation.
- On January 24, 2026, Minnesota men's basketball head coach Niko Medved addressed unrest at a Williams Arena postgame news conference after a fatal shooting during a Border Patrol immigration-enforcement operation, which the U.S. Department of Homeland Security described as officers firing `defensive shots`.
- Operation Metro deployed an estimated 3,000 federal officers to Minnesota amid tens of thousands protesting downtown Minneapolis on Jan. 24, with enforcement actions occurring two hours before the Gophers game.
- Medved said during the conference, `I don't know enough about it to comment on it, but all of it, just really, really breaks your heart.` He also talks with players individually and stressed, `We all just care so deeply about people and each other.`
- The Minnesota Timberwolves postponed their Saturday game to Sunday and TwinsFest ended early, while the University of Minnesota athletics department has stayed quiet, taking cues from President Rebecca Cunningham.
- On Jan. 28 the Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team returns to action at Wisconsin for an 8 p.m. ET tip-off, playing with seven players amid a five-game losing streak at 10-10 overall.
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USA TodayMinnesota's Niko Medved speaks after Minneapolis shooting: 'All of it's heartbreaking'
Minnesota men's basketball coach Niko Medved spoke on the Minneapolis shooting following the Gophers' loss to Nebraska on Saturday.
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How local teams are reacting to federal immigration actions in Minnesota
Another flashpoint in the federal immigration enforcement actions in Minnesota occurred roughly two hours before the Gophers men’s basketball team tipped off against Nebraska on Saturday. Gophers coach Niko Medved was preparing for the Big Ten game and said he had not seen news about the 37-year-old man who was shot and killed by agents in Minneapolis. “First off, I had not heard that,” Medved said after a 76-57 loss to No. 7 Nebraska at William…
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