David Adelman calls for an end to the violence in Minneapolis
Denver Nuggets head coach David Adelman reflected on the recent riots in Minneapolis before Tuesday’s game against the Detroit Pistons. The coach expressed his heartbreak over events in the city he once called home.
“Yeah, not politically, but just as a human being. It’s really hard to watch,” Adelman said, via Ryan Blackburn of Mile High Sports. “I say besides, if you want to look at this in layers, how do you explain it to your kids? It’s hard. My kids are at the age where they know what’s going on, and watching that video and trying to explain it to them, you realize that I don’t know what the hell is going on either.”
Adelman’s comments follow Saturday’s fatal shooting of Alex Pretty37-year-old intensive care nurse from the Minneapolis area. The NBA postponed that night Minnesota Timberwolves-Golden State Warriors game, following widespread protests and citing concerns for the safety of the Minneapolis community.
Adelman spent five years as an assistant with the Timberwolves from 2011 to 2016. He even recognized the neighborhood where the incident occurred from aerial footage.
“Yeah, it’s extremely hard to watch. It’s a great community of people. I lived there for five years and it was so weird to see exactly where it was in the city, because I knew exactly where it was,” Adelman said. “And from the drone footage, it looked like a war zone. And that’s the country we live in.”
The first-year Nuggets coach emphasized unity over political divisions.
“So I just hope we can figure it out,” Adelman said. “It should be a two-party country. Hopefully we can do that, come together, regardless of your major political views. Let’s not shoot each other.”
2026-01-28 04:35:00
