Among them was Lisa Clemons, founder of the outreach group A Mother's Love Initiative. "I really hope that this inspires leadership to consider the residents more fully and lifts up the fact that we all should be more involved in what public safety is for Minneapolis." What we saw yesterday was the opposite of that," Foster said. "As the lead public official on public safety in Minneapolis the commissioner's behavior sets the tone for how Minneapolis police engage with community members. In a statement, Foster said she was glad to see how Alexander followed-up Friday to his earlier posts. I'm not taking any criticism on operation endeavor quite the opposite … ask the residents in north Minneapolis in which I bet you don't live there." To which Alexander said: "Actually you're wrong again. Visibility on its own is not public safety it just isn't." "But you came to Minneapolis where relationships between police and community are, at best, tense. "I understand that you're taking a lot of criticism around Op Endeavor," Foster replied. "Enough of the two faced talking from both sides of your mouth already!" "It shows an effort to increase police visibility throughout downtown and across the city if you didn't see them you would complain about that wouldn't you," Alexander replied. "What does this endeavor to show?" Foster, a city resident, asked in a reference to "Operation Endeavor," a data-centric policing initiative Minneapolis introduced last month. I regret the tone of my responses, and I'm committed to respectful, constructive engagement with the communities we serve."Īlexander's tweets began late afternoon Thursday after Amity Foster tagged him and Mayor Jacob Frey in a post questioning why the city had stationed nine empty police squad cars downtown on Nicollet Avenue. "I care deeply about the success of our community safety work in Minneapolis, and I know building trust happens one interaction at a time. "The way I engaged with constituents last night on Twitter did not meet the standards I hold for myself and the Office of Community Safety team," Cedric Alexander, who is two months on the job, said in a statement Friday. He missed all five shots and finished with four points.Minneapolis' new commissioner of public safety says he regrets the "tone" of his replies on social media to community members asking critical questions about his new policing strategy in downtown, responding to accusations of unprofessionalism from the evening tweetstorm. For the Wizards, Johnny Davis from Wisconsin, picked 10th overall, played 22 minutes. Thompson is not expected to play in Tokyo.įor the Wizards, Will Barton, who was obtained from Denver in an offseason trade, missed the game with back tightness.Īmong the draft picks, Patrick Baldwin, the 28th overall pick for the Warriors, played 8 minutes and had seven points. He returned in January after missing 2 1/2 seasons after suffering a torn ACL in the 2019 NBA Finals, followed by a ruptured Achilles. Golden State coach Steve Kerr announced before the game that the Warriors were being cautious with Thompson. Warriors starting guard Klay Thompson didn't play, with Jordan Poole starting in his place. By the third quarter, the teams were deep into their benches and gave reserves extended time in the game.īoth teams showed some early turnovers and errant passes and shot under 33% in the first half. None of the Golden State starters played more than 20 minutes. The sellout crowd got glimpses of stars Curry, Draymond Green and Hachimura, as well as Beal.
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The exhibition is part of a two-game series in Tokyo between the Warriors and Wizards, the first played in Japan since the Houston Rockets and Toronto Raptors played a preseason game in 2019. Wizards guard Bradley Beal played 18 minutes and scored nine points. Warriors guard Stephen Curry played 13 minutes, going 1 of 7 from the field – a 3-pointer – and finishing with six points.
Wiseman and Hachimura were the only players to finish in double figures as both teams substituted freely, particularly in the second half. Rui Hachimura, a native of Japan who received a robust ovation from the crowd when he was introduced with the Washington starters, led the Wizards with 13 points and nine rebounds.
Wiseman played 24 minutes, connecting on eight of 11 shots, while adding nine rebounds and one block in his return following a right meniscal tear. TOKYO - James Wiseman, who missed all of last season while rehabilitating after a knee injury, scored 20 points on Friday as the defending champion Golden State Warriors defeated the Washington Wizards 96-87 to open the NBA preseason in Tokyo.
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