An animal rights activist wearing a makeshift referee jersey was tackled Saturday after storming the court during a playoff game between the Memphis Grizzlies and the Minnesota Timberwolves.
There were actually two women in on it as the woman in the stands started recording right before the other woman abruptly runs onto the court with just under 11 minutes left in the third quarter.
Draymond Green thinks something should be done about this as this would make the third time this postseason, a Minnesota Timberwolves game was delayed due to another fan interruption.
Taking to Twitter, the four-time All-Star called for protesting fans to be prosecuted.
“They have to start prosecuting these people,” Green said. “Only a matter of time before someone hit them. Then the athlete gets sued.”
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The protestor is reportedly a part of a group called Direct Action Everywhere, who have taken issue with Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor. The organization claims the protests were an attempt to have Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor “step down and return factory farm bailout money.”
On April 12th, an animal rights protester glued her hands to the court during the Timberwolves’ play-in game against the Los Angeles Clippers.
Just a few days later, a protester wearing a “Glen Taylor Roasts Animals Alive” T-shirt, chained herself to the basket during the series opener between the Grizzlies and Timberwolves at FedExForum in Memphis April 16th.
