Following the death of George Floyd and everything that occurred afterwards, Minnesota sports figures question whether change has actually come.

A day after being crowned the NBA’s MVP, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 118-103 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves to open up a 2-0 series lead in the Western Conference Finals.

Gilgeous-Alexander drove toward the lane and beat McDaniels on the play, when the Timberwolves star shoved the star guard and sent him to the ground in a heap. Players from both sides jawed at one another as the tension ramped up, and when the dust settled, McDaniels received a Flagrant 1 — not that he minded.

The Minnesota Timberwolves were not able to tie the series going back home, as they lost 118-103 in Game 2 against the Oklahoma City Thunder. Some of the same problems that haunted them in Game 1 came back to face them two days later, and one of them was the play of Julius Randle.

Svyato is an NBA writer at Athlon Sports, covering the Golden State Warriors, New York Knicks, Sacramento Kings, Denver Nuggets, Phoenix Suns, and Oklahoma City Thunder. His love for basketball is only rivaled by his love of Funko Pops.

The Nuggets dug out of an 0-2 hole against the Timberwolves in last year’s playoffs. Can Minnesota do the same against the Thunder?