What did Tyrese Haliburton say about Alex Pretti?

As the fallout from the death of Alex Pretti continues in Minneapolis, NBA star Tyrese Haliburton has issued a pointed message on the tragic events of Saturday morning.

Pretti was killed by federal agents working for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the third person to be shot by the agency in Minneapolis this month. Writing on social media, Indiana Pacers star Haliburton made his thoughts on Pretti’s death clear.

Pretti, a 37-year-old Intensive Care Unit nurse at the Minneapolis VA Medical Center, was fatally shot while being wrestled to the ground by ICE agents.

His father, Michael Pretti, told Associated Press that Alex had began taking part in protests following the shooting of Renee Good earlier this month: “He cared about people deeply and he was very upset with what was happening in Minneapolis and throughout the United States with ICE, as millions of other people are upset.”

NBA game postponed after Alex Pretti death

The death of Pretti has amplified tensions in Minneapolis, which has been targeted by ICE agents for most of the last month. The shooting at 9am on Saturday morning sparked another wave of protests across the city.

As a result the NBA has opted to postpone the regular season game between the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Golden State Warriors in Minneapolis on Saturday.

ESPN reports that the game has been pushed back to 5:30pm ET on Sunday, with the potential to move it again to Monday evening if required. The shooting took place around 2 miles south of the Timberwolves’ Target Center home.

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