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Another Protester Interrupts Wolves-Grizzlies Game

April 18, 2022 / 2:05 AM CDT / CBS Minnesota

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Originally published April 17

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP/WCCO) -- A second consecutive Timberwolves game was interrupted by a protester when a woman chained herself to the basket stanchion during Saturday's matchup in Memphis.

The protester stopped play with 4:44 left in the second quarter. The woman wore a blue shirt, making clear she was with the animal rights group protesting Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor's factory farms, the same situation as the woman who glued herself to the floor in the Timberwolves' play-in game earlier this week.

Zoe Rosenburg, 19, had a chain and attached herself to the back of the basket closets to the Timberwolves' bench. She was taken to the back and removed from the arena after security personnel removed the chain from around her neck. She was arrested and being held Saturday night at the Shelby County jail on charges of disorderly conduct and trespassing.

MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE - APRIL 16: A activist chains herself to the goal during the first half of Game One of the Western Conference First Round between the Memphis Grizzlies and the Minnesota Timberwolves at FedExForum on April 16, 2022 in Memphis, Tennessee. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that , by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Justin Ford/Getty Images)

The Wolves won Saturday's matchup 130-117 and lead the series 1-0.